ascent

NOUN /ə'sɛnt/

6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH A

ascent is a valid 6-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

A1S1C3E1N1T1

1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 =8 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24

MEANING

What does ascent mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES

1

A movement upward.

SYNONYMS

ASCENSION RISE RISING

BROADER

CHANGE OF LOCATION TRAVEL

NARROWER

CLIMBING ELEVATION HEAVE UPTHRUST HEAVING UPTHROW UPLIFTING LIFT

RELATED

2

The act of changing location in an upward direction.

SYNONYMS

ASCENDING ASCENSION RISE

BROADER

MOVEMENT MOTION MOVE

NARROWER

SOAR MOUNT LEVITATION HEAVING HEAVE CLIMB ZOOM

RELATED

3

An upward slope or grade (as in a road).

SYNONYMS

ACCLIVITY CLIMB RAISE RISE UPGRADE

ANTONYMS

BROADER

INCLINE SIDE SLOPE

NARROWER

RELATED

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of ascent

SAME TILES, DIFFERENT WORDS

CENTAS8 SECANT8 STANCE8 ENACTS8

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