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Definition, Scrabble score, anagrams & word-game reference
Yes. ASSUME is a valid Scrabble word in the UnscrambleTools dictionary (6 letters, 8 base points). It is suitable for casual Scrabble, Words with Friends practice, and anagram study; official tournament lists (NASPA/WESPA) may differ slightly.
Part of speech: verb
take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when Mary was assumed into heaven"
wear, put on, get into, don, acquire, adopt, take on, take, presume, take for granted, simulate, sham, feign, strike, take up, usurp
Source: Princeton WordNet 3.1
ASSUME scores 8 points before board multipliers.
Letter counts: A×1, E×1, M×1, S×2, U×1
ASSUME is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder.
Example: "ASSUME — take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when Mary was assumed into heaven"" (8 Scrabble points).
ASSUME is listed in the UnscrambleTools word-game dictionary used across our unscrambler, anagram, pattern, and scoring tools. Pages like this one exist so you can answer "Is ASSUME a Scrabble word?" with data — not guesswork — before you play a tile or fill a crossword slot.
ASSUME (verb): put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans". Additional senses: take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"; take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof; "I assume his train was late"; take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when Mary was assumed into heaven".
In standard Scrabble scoring, ASSUME totals 8 points before multipliers. That sum uses official letter values: common tiles (A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R) are worth 1, while D and G are 2, B, C, M, P are 3, F, H, V, W, Y are 4, K is 5, J and X are 8, and Q and Z are 10. ASSUME relies mostly on common tiles, which often makes it easier to play from a mixed rack but caps the raw ceiling compared with high-premium words.
ASSUME is 6 letters long, begins with A, ends with E, and sorts to the alphagram AEMSSU. There are 2 anagrams in this dictionary sharing that exact letter bag. Letter makeup: 3 vowels, 3 consonants.
Among 19 tracked 6-letter entries, ASSUME ranks by raw score (8 points). Anagram alternatives include AMUSES, SEAMUS — useful when you need the same tiles with a different hook letter. Similar-length words in the same dictionary include QUIZZY, BEZAZZ, PIZAZZ, ZAQQUM; open their word pages to compare endings, vowel weight, and crossover potential.
Strategically, ASSUME carries 3 vowels and 3 consonants. Its vowel-heavy shape often plays cleanly from racks with excess vowels. Hooks on A or E are common study angles; browse words starting with A and words ending with E to rehearse parallel sets.
ASSUME is a 6-letter answer slot candidate. Filter by length 6, starts with A, ends with E, or contains letters from your crossing entries in the Crossword Solver and Pattern Finder. For American-style grids, 6-letter entries like ASSUME frequently cross shorter words; knowing that ASSUME contains A, E, M, S, U helps you test crossing letters quickly. When you only know a few cells, open the Crossword Solver with a pattern such as a????e to narrow candidates before checking definitions.
Notable letter pairs inside ASSUME include ME, UM, AS — each links to a "contains" list for deeper drilling. Unique letters used: A, S, U, M, E. Letter-frequency tables on this site are built from the same dictionary that powers the Word Unscrambler, so list pages and word pages stay consistent.
Use UnscrambleTools tools together: unscramble assume directly in the Word Unscrambler, rehearse rearrangements in the Anagram Solver, filter crossword slots in the Pattern Finder, and verify 8 points in the Scrabble Score Calculator. Daily puzzle hints and Wordle practice pages share the same dictionary backbone, which keeps scores and validity aligned across the site.
Etymology: UnscrambleTools does not publish a full historical etymology for every rare word-game entry. When we detect recognizable English prefixes or suffixes, we note them in the definition section; otherwise treat ASSUME as a playable vocabulary item for puzzles and study.
Example usage: Example: "ASSUME — take up someone's soul into heaven; "This is the day when Mary was assumed into heaven"" (8 Scrabble points). If you are validating a tournament list, cross-check NASPA or WESPA references — our dictionary optimizes for practical word-game coverage, including obscure but legal entries that appear in casual Scrabble and crossword construction.