ask: meaning and words from its letters
3 letters · 7 letter points · starts with A · ends with K
Meaning of ask
verb
- intransitive, transitive
To request or petition. To request (information, or an answer to a question).
Example: I asked her age.
- ditransitive, transitive
To request or petition. To request or enquire of (a person).
Example: I asked her (for) her age.
- transitive, usually
To request or petition. To request (an item or service) (see also ask for).
Example: to ask for a second helping at dinner
- transitive
To request or petition. To request (someone to do something).
Example: Emma asked Jim to close his eyes.
Listed forms: asks, asking, asked, glossary, aks, aksed.
Source: Wiktionary — ask.
noun
- informal
An act or instance of asking.
- informal
Something asked or asked for.
Example: I know this is a big ask, but …
- informal
An asking price.
- Internet, informal
A message sent to a blog on social networking platform Tumblr, which can be publicly posted and replied to by the recipient.
Listed forms: asks, aks, ax, aske.
Source: Wiktionary — ask.
noun
- Scotland, also, informal
An eft; newt.
- informal
A lizard.
Listed forms: asks, asker, ascar, askerd, askard, aks, ax, aske.
Source: Wiktionary — ask.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ask.
verb
consider obligatory; request and expect
verb
address a question to and expect an answer from
verb
require as useful, just, or proper
verb
make a date
- ask out
- invite out
- take out
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ask in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ask
A(1) + S(1) + K(5) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of ask
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from ask
1 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ask. Showing up to 24, longest first.