ABACK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ABACK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABACK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABACK is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABACK
No single letter turns ABACK into another word.
How ABACK scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABACK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does ABACK mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Backward, or in a startled and surprised state, especially in the phrase taken aback.
Aback survives today almost entirely in the fixed expression taken aback, describing the sudden surprise or shock felt when something unexpected happens. Its original, older sense was nautical, describing a sail pushed flat back against the mast by a sudden shift of wind, which stops the ship's forward motion abruptly. That literal image of being pushed backward without warning carried over neatly into the figurative meaning of being caught off guard. Outside taken aback, the word is rarely used on its own in modern English.
How ABACK is used
Used almost exclusively after the verb take, as in taken aback, to describe sudden surprise or shock.
- She was clearly taken aback by his blunt question.
- He stood aback for a moment before answering.
- The committee seemed taken aback by the sudden resignation.
- I was rather taken aback at how quickly the news spread.
- They looked taken aback when the results were announced.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABACK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in ABACK
2 words end in ABACK. Useful as a back hook: play ABACK onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABACK inside
4 words contain ABACK in the middle. Words that start with ABACK are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABACK
Common questions about ABACK
- Is ABACK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABACK, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABACK worth?
- ABACK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABACK mean?
- Backward, or in a startled and surprised state, especially in the phrase taken aback.
- What letters can be added to ABACK?
- No single letter can be added to ABACK to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABACK:
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