asterism

1. Astronomy A cluster of stars smaller than a constellation.

2. Mineralogy A six-rayed starlike figure optically produced in some crystal structures by reflected or transmitted light.

3. Printing Three asterisks in a triangular formation used to call attention to a following passage.

4. A small group of stars.

5. A star-shaped figure exhibited by some crystals by reflected light (as in a star sapphire) or by transmitted light (as in some mica).

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
asterism	10	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ae	2
ai	2
am	4
ar	2
as	2
at	2
em	4
er	2
es	2
et	2
is	2
it	2
ma	4
me	4
mi	4
re	2
si	2
ta	2
te	2
ti	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aim	5
air	3
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are	3
arm	5
ars	3
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ers	3
ess	3
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ras	3
rat	3
rei	3
rem	5
res	3
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ria	3
rim	5
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sit	3
sri	3
tae	3
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tar	3
tas	3
tea	3
tes	3
tie	3
tis	3
ats	3

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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rase	4
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ream	6
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star	4
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term	6
tier	4
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time	6
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tram	6
trem	6
trim	6
tsar	4
arie	4
stim	6

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aimer	7
airts	5
amies	7
amirs	7
amiss	7
amrit	7
arise	5
armet	7
arses	5
arsis	5
asset	5
aster	5
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maser	7
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reams	7
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rites	5
saris	5
satem	7
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satis	5
seams	7
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seism	7
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serai	5
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sites	5
smart	7
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stair	5
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tares	5
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tires	5
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trems	7
tress	5
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trims	7
tsars	5
stims	7

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
aimers	8
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arises	6
armets	8
armies	8
artsie	6
assert	6
asters	6
imaret	8
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masers	8
master	8
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matier	8
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merits	8
misate	8
miseat	8
misers	8
misset	8
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miters	8
mitres	8
raises	6
ramets	8
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remiss	8
remits	8
resist	6
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samier	8
samite	8
satire	6
serais	6
siesta	6
simars	8
sister	6
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smarts	8
smears	8
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stairs	6
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steams	8
stimes	8
stream	8
striae	6
tamers	8
tassie	6
terais	6
timers	8
tmesis	8

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
artsies	7
imarets	9
maestri	9
massier	9
masters	9
miseats	9
misrate	9
misseat	9
misters	9
samiest	9
samites	9
satires	7
smartie	9
smiters	9
streams	9
tamises	9
tsarism	9

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
asterism	10
misrates	10
smarties	10