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Is grasp a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word grasp is a Scrabble US word. The word grasp is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is grasp a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word grasp is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

G2R1A1S1P3

Is grasp a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word grasp is a Words With Friends word. The word grasp is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

GRASP,SPRAG,

4-letter words (9 found)

GAPS,GARS,GASP,PARS,RAGS,RAPS,RASP,SPAG,SPAR,

3-letter words (15 found)

AGS,ARS,ASP,GAP,GAR,GAS,PAR,PAS,RAG,RAP,RAS,SAG,SAP,SAR,SPA,

2-letter words (4 found)

AG,AR,AS,PA,

You can make 30 words from grasp according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of grasp

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Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word grasp. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in grasp.

Definitions and meaning of grasp

grasp

Alternative forms

  • graps

Etymology

From Middle English graspen, grapsen, craspen (“to grope; feel around”), from Old English *grǣpsian, from Proto-West Germanic *graipisōn, from Proto-Germanic *graipisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (“to take, seize, rake”), the same ultimate source as grab.

Cognate with German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen and grapschen, Saterland Frisian Grapse (“double handful”), Old English grāpian ("to touch, feel, grasp"; > Modern English grope). Compare also Swedish krafsa (“to scatch; scabble”), Norwegian krafse (“to scramble”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɡɹɑːsp/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɹæsp/
  • (AAVE) IPA(key): /ɡɹæps/
  • Rhymes: -æsp

Verb

grasp (third-person singular simple present grasps, present participle grasping, simple past and past participle grasped)

  1. To grip; to take hold, particularly with the hand.
  3. To understand.
  4. To take advantage of something, to seize, to jump at a chance.

Synonyms

  • (grip): clasp, grip, hold tight; See also Thesaurus:grasp
  • (understand): comprehend, fathom
  • (take advantage): jump at the chance, jump on

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Noun

grasp (plural grasps)

  1. (sometimes figurative) Grip.
  3. Understanding.
  4. That which is accessible; that which is within one's reach or ability.

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Anagrams

  • ARPGs, sprag

Source: wiktionary.org