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Is asexual a Scrabble word?

Yes, asexual is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 14 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of asexual?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (especially of a person) Not experiencing sexual attraction; lacking interest in or desire for sex.Examples: "Many asexual people experience attraction, but feel no need to act out that attraction sexually. Because they don't see a lack of sexual arousal as a problem to be corrected, asexual people focus their energy on enjoying other types of arousal and pleasure."; "Benoit is determined to ensure other asexual (or “ace”) people don’t feel broken or alone in a world in which lust and desire pulsate through our entire culture."Synonyms: ace, asexy, a-specespeciallynot-comparable

2. (biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.Synonyms: epicenenot-comparable

3. (biology) Without sexual action; reproducing by some other method than sex.Examples: "asexual reproduction"; "They traced the ancient lineages of two species to reveal the insects' lengthy history of asexual reproduction."not-comparable

noun (English)

1. (biology) A species which reproduces by asexual rather than sexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.Examples: "11.2 Demonstrating the Status of Long-Lived Asexuals … Indeed, if sex has so many advantages, then which special adaptations - if any - allow long-term survival without it? However, the main task of the research teams dealing with such putative ancient asexuals has thus far been to demonstrate that their respective groups (mainly bdelloids, darwinulids and certain lineages within orbatid mites) indeed merit the status."

2. (rare) Something which does not have a sex, or a word which refers to such a thing.Examples: "[…] The masculine forms are used to a considerable extent in congruence with etymologically masculine nouns; also with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. se stefn L 9, 36; [...] The neuter forms are used with etymologically neuter nouns; with etymologically masculine asexuals; e.g. þ cyrtil L 6, 29; J 19, 23; þ penning L 20, 24; bēam (Lindelof p. 9) ; stān (Lindelof p. 11); and with etymologically feminine asexuals; e.g. [...]"rare

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "asexual"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "asexual"?

Scrabble
14 points
A1
S1
E1
X8
U1
A1
L1
Words With Friends
16 points
A1
S1
E1
X8
U2
A1
L2

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