AB is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. AB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AB?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AB is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 15 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AB scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in AB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about AB
- AB is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AB mean in Scrabble?
noun
An abdominal muscle, usually spoken of in the plural by people who train them.
How AB is used
- Six weeks of planks and his abs finally showed.
- She finished the set with fifty crunches for her abs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AB and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AB
The 2 tiles of AB in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with AB
Showing 24 of 884 words that begin with AB.
Words ending in AB
Showing 24 of 70 words that end in AB. Useful as a back hook: play AB onto a word already on the board.
Words with AB inside
Showing 24 of 7814 words that contain AB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with AB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about AB
- Is AB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AB, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AB worth?
- AB is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AB mean?
- An abdominal muscle, usually spoken of in the plural by people who train them.
- What letters can be added to AB?
- AB takes 15 hooks: 11 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of AB:
Open AB in the Word Finder