asmear

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/əˈsmɪɹ/
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/əˈsmɪɹ/ · /əˈsmɪə/

Definition of asmear

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Smeared over.
    “So, I came into Smithfield; and the shameful place, being all asmear with filth and fat and blood and foam, seemed to stick to me.”
    “The young Isaac, my grandchild, played in the center of the floor, his face asmear, clothing torn and foul.”
    “A woman asmear with blood stood up, fell softly down, stood slowly up again, wavering like a little flag.”

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Etymology

From a- + smear.

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