ABAFT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABAFT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABAFT?
| 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 ABAFT is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABAFT
No single letter turns ABAFT into another word.
How ABAFT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABAFT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 87,138.
What does ABAFT mean in Scrabble?
preposition
nautical
Toward the stern of a ship, or behind a specified point on a vessel, relative to a location closer to the bow.
Abaft always describes position on a ship relative to another point rather than a fixed spot, so a mast can be abaft the bow while still being forward of the stern. The word pairs naturally with forward, which points toward the bow, and it belongs to the older vocabulary of seamanship still used in nautical instructions and ship diagrams today. Sailors might say something lies abaft the beam to mean it sits behind the midpoint of the ship's side.
How ABAFT is used
Traditional nautical term, used to describe position toward the stern relative to another point on a vessel.
- The lifeboats were stowed abaft the funnel.
- He stood abaft the wheelhouse watching the wake.
- The cabin lies just abaft the main mast.
- Cargo was stored abaft the bridge for balance.
- The captain ordered the crew to gather abaft the mast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABAFT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABAFT
Common questions about ABAFT
- Is ABAFT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABAFT, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABAFT worth?
- ABAFT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABAFT mean?
- Toward the stern of a ship, or behind a specified point on a vessel, relative to a location closer to the bow.
- What letters can be added to ABAFT?
- No single letter can be added to ABAFT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABAFT:
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