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aslope

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Is aslope a Scrabble word?

Yes, aslope is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 8 points in Scrabble.

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What is the meaning of aslope?

Definition

adj (English)

1. (archaic) Slanted or sloping.Examples: "Methinks, I see them group’d in seemly show, The straiten’d arms uprais’d, the palms aslope,"; "1911, G. K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown, The Honor of Israel Gow Far as the eye could see, farther and farther as they mounted the slope, were seas beyond seas of pines, now all aslope one way under the wind."Synonyms: diagonal, obliquearchaicnot-comparable

adv (English)

1. (archaic) Slanted or sloping.Examples: "But the Flemynges with theyr arbalasters and theyr longe mareys pykes set aslope before them wounded so theyr horses, that they lay tumbelynge one in the others necke […]"; "The Bishop walks always in the same colour of the field that he is first placed in, forward and backward asloap every way as far as he lists;"; "Brisk Susan whips her Linnen from the Rope, While the first drizzling Show’r is born aslope,"Synonyms: diagonally, obliquelyarchaicnot-comparable

2. (archaic, figurative) In an unintended or unfavourable direction.Examples: "His wicked fortune, that had turnd aslope"; "[…] On mee the Curse aslope Glanc’d on the ground, with labour I must earne My bread; what harm?"Synonyms: off coursearchaicfigurativelynot-comparable

prep (English)

1. (archaic) Diagonally over or across.Examples: "1616, Thomas Middleton, Civitas Amor, London: Thomas Archer, “Prince Charles his Creation,” […] the King […] puts the Belt ouer the necke of the Knight, aslope his breast, placing the Sword vnder his left Arme:"; "A lute, aslope The curious baldric of his tunic, glints With pearl-reflections of the moon,"Synonyms: aslant, athwartarchaic

Definition source: Wiktionary

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

How many Scrabble points is the word "aslope"?

Scrabble
8 points
A1
S1
L1
O1
P3
E1
Words With Friends
10 points
A1
S1
L2
O1
P4
E1

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