Is AS a Scrabble word?
Yes. AS is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 2 points in Scrabble and 2 in Words With Friends.
Meaning To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
Adverb 3 meanings
To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.
“She regards her kids as (being) holy as saints.”
Considered to be, in relation to something else; in the relation (specified).
For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)
Conjunction 4 meanings
In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.
“I'm under a lot of pressure, as you know.”
At the time that; during the time when:
“As I came in, she fled.”
Being that, considering that, because, since.
“As it’s too late, I quit.”
Introducing a comparison with a hypothetical state (+ subjunctive, or with the verb elided): as though, as if.
Preposition 3 meanings
Introducing a basis of comparison, with an object in the objective case.
“You are not as tall as my sister.”
In the role of.
“What is your opinion as a parent?”
In the form of.
“I bought you a new toy as a special treat.”
Noun 2 meanings
A libra, a Roman pound.
Any of several coins of Rome, coined in bronze or later copper; or the equivalent value.
Etymology
From Middle English as, als(a), alswa, from Old English eallswā (“just so; as”), thus representing a reduced form of also. Compare German Low German a(l)s, German als, Dutch als.
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AS at a glance
AS has 2 letters and scores 2 points in Scrabble (A 1 + S 1) and 2 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).
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