ABROAD is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABROAD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABROAD?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABROAD is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABROAD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abroadsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABROAD scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ABROAD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What does ABROAD mean in Scrabble?
adverb
In or to a foreign country or countries.
People go abroad to study, to work or to take a holiday, and the word always points outside the speaker's own country. In older writing it had a wider sense of out of doors or spread widely, as when a rumour was said to be abroad. Unlike overseas, abroad does not require a sea crossing, so a trip across a land border counts too.
How ABROAD is used
Used without a preposition: say go abroad, not go to abroad.
- She studied abroad for a year.
- Many families have relatives living abroad.
- He rarely travelled abroad on business.
- News from abroad filled the morning paper.
- A rumour was abroad that the shop would close.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABROAD and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABROAD
The 6 tiles of ABROAD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABROAD
1 longer words begin with ABROAD.
Shorter words from the letters in ABROAD
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Common questions about ABROAD
- Is ABROAD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABROAD, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABROAD worth?
- ABROAD is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABROAD mean?
- In or to a foreign country or countries.
- What letters can be added to ABROAD?
- ABROAD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ABROAD:
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