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Yes. The word asterisk is a Scrabble US word. The word asterisk is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word asterisk is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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8-letter words (2 found)

ASTERISK,SARKIEST,

7-letter words (16 found)

ARKITES,ARSIEST,ARTSIES,KAISERS,KARITES,KARSIES,SAIREST,SATIRES,SKATERS,STAKERS,STRAIKS,STRAKES,STREAKS,STRIKES,TASKERS,TIRASSE,

6-letter words (61 found)

AIREST,ARISES,ARKITE,ARTIES,ARTSIE,ASKERS,ASSERT,ASTERS,ESKARS,KAISER,KARITE,KARSTS,KESARS,KISSER,KITERS,KRAITS,KRISES,RAISES,REASTS,REISTS,RESIST,RESITS,SAKERS,SAKTIS,SATIRE,SERAIS,SIESTA,SISTER,SISTRA,SITARS,SKARTS,SKATER,SKATES,SKEARS,SKIERS,SKIRTS,SKITES,SKRIES,STAIRS,STAKER,STAKES,STARES,STARKS,STEAKS,STEARS,STIRES,STIRKS,STRAES,STRAIK,STRAKE,STREAK,STRIAE,STRIKE,TAKERS,TAKIER,TASERS,TASKER,TASSIE,TERAIS,TRAIKS,TRIKES,

5-letter words (126 found)

AESIR,AIRTS,ARETS,ARISE,ARSES,ARSIS,ARTIS,ASKER,ASSET,ASTER,ASTIR,EARST,EASTS,ESKAR,IKATS,IRATE,KAIES,KARST,KARTS,KATIS,KEIRS,KESAR,KESTS,KETAS,KIERS,KISTS,KITER,KITES,KRAIS,KRAIT,KSARS,RAIKS,RAISE,RAITS,RAKES,RAKIS,RASES,RASSE,RATES,REAIS,REAKS,REAST,REIKS,REIST,RESAT,RESIT,RESTS,RETIA,RISES,RISKS,RITES,SAIRS,SAIST,SAKER,SAKES,SAKIS,SAKTI,SARIS,SARKS,SASER,SATES,SATIS,SEARS,SEATS,SEIRS,SEKTS,SERAI,SERKS,SIKAS,SIKER,SIKES,SIRES,SISTA,SITAR,SITES,SITKA,SKART,SKATE,SKATS,SKEAR,SKERS,SKETS,SKIER,SKIES,SKIRT,SKITE,SKITS,STAIR,STAKE,STARE,STARK,STARS,STEAK,STEAR,STIES,STIRE,STIRK,STIRS,STRAE,STRAK,STRIA,TAKER,TAKES,TAKIS,TARES,TARSI,TASER,TASES,TASKS,TASSE,TEAKS,TEARS,TERAI,TERAS,TIARS,TIERS,TIKAS,TIKES,TIRES,TRAIK,TRASS,TREKS,TRESS,TRIES,TRIKE,TSARS,

4-letter words (129 found)

AIRS,AIRT,AITS,AKES,ARES,ARET,ARIS,ARKS,ARSE,ARTI,ARTS,ASKS,ATES,EARS,EAST,EATS,EIKS,ERAS,ERKS,ERST,ESTS,ETAS,IKAT,IRES,IRKS,ITAS,KAES,KAIE,KAIS,KART,KATI,KATS,KEAS,KEIR,KEST,KETA,KETS,KIER,KIRS,KISS,KIST,KITE,KITS,KRAI,KRIS,KSAR,RAIK,RAIS,RAIT,RAKE,RAKI,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REAK,REIK,REIS,REST,RETS,RIAS,RISE,RISK,RITE,RITS,SAIR,SAIS,SAKE,SAKI,SARI,SARK,SARS,SATE,SATI,SEAR,SEAS,SEAT,SEIK,SEIR,SEIS,SEKT,SERA,SERK,SERS,SETA,SETS,SIES,SIKA,SIKE,SIRE,SIRS,SIST,SITE,SITS,SKAS,SKAT,SKER,SKET,SKIS,SKIT,SRIS,STAR,STIE,STIR,TAES,TAIS,TAKE,TAKI,TAKS,TARE,TARS,TASE,TASK,TASS,TEAK,TEAR,TEAS,TIAR,TIER,TIES,TIKA,TIKE,TIKS,TIRE,TREK,TRES,TRIE,TSAR,TSKS,

3-letter words (70 found)

AIR,AIS,AIT,AKE,ARE,ARK,ARS,ART,ASK,ASS,ATE,ATS,EAR,EAS,EAT,EIK,ERA,ERK,ERS,ESS,EST,ETA,IKE,IRE,IRK,ITA,ITS,KAE,KAI,KAS,KAT,KEA,KET,KIR,KIS,KIT,RAI,RAS,RAT,REI,RES,RET,RIA,RIT,SAE,SAI,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEI,SER,SET,SIK,SIR,SIS,SIT,SKA,SKI,SRI,TAE,TAI,TAK,TAR,TAS,TEA,TES,TIE,TIK,TIS,TSK,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AI,AR,AS,AT,EA,ER,ES,ET,IS,IT,KA,KI,RE,SI,ST,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 424 words from asterisk according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of asterisk

asterisk

Etymology

The noun is derived from Middle English asterisk [and other forms], from Late Latin asteriscus (“asterisk; small star”), from Ancient Greek ἀστερῐ́σκος (asterískos, “asterisk; small star”), from ᾰ̓στήρ (astḗr, “celestial body (star, planet, and other lights in the sky such as meteors)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs- (“to burn; to glow”)) + -ῐ́σκος (-ískos, diminutive suffix).

Sense 1.1.2 (“something which is of little importance or which is marginal”) refers to the use of an asterisk to denote a footnote or marginal note in a text; in other words, information that is not important enough to be incorporated into the main text. Sense 1.1.3 (“blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement”) refers to the use of an asterisk in a sporting record to indicate that the record is qualified in some manner (for example, that the sportsperson was found to have taken performance-enhancing drugs at the time).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæstəɹɪsk/, /ˈæstɹɪsk/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæstəˌɹɪsk/, /ˈæst(ə)ˌɹɪks/
  • Hyphenation: as‧ter‧isk

Noun

asterisk (plural asterisks)

  1. (dated) A small star; also (by extension), something resembling or shaped like a star.
    2. The star-shaped symbol *, which is used in printing and writing for various purposes, including to refer a reader to a note at the bottom of a page or in a margin, and to indicate the omission of letters or words; a star.
      1. Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.
      3. (figuratively) Something which is of little importance or which is marginal; a footnote.
      5. (US, sports, figuratively) A blemish in an otherwise outstanding achievement.
    4. (Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism) An instrument with radiating arms resembling a star which is placed over the diskos (or paten) used during the Eucharist to prevent the veil covering the chalice and diskos from touching the host on the diskos.
      Synonym: star-cover

Alternative forms

  • asterisc (chiefly archaic)
  • asterix (eye dialect)

Derived terms

Related terms

  • aster
  • asterism
  • asteroid

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Typography

Verb

asterisk (third-person singular simple present asterisks, present participle asterisking, simple past and past participle asterisked)

  1. (transitive) To mark or replace (text, etc.) with an asterisk symbol (*; noun sense 1.1); to star.

Derived terms

  • asterisked (adjective)
  • unasterisked

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References

Further reading

  • asterisk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • asterisk (liturgy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • asterisk (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • “asterisk”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “asterisk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • sarkiest, skaiters

Danish

Noun

asterisk c (singular definite asterisken, plural indefinite asterisker)

  1. asterisk

Inflection

Swedish

Noun

asterisk c

  1. asterisk

Declension


Source: wiktionary.org