ABALONE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABALONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABALONE?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABALONE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABALONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abalonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABALONE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABALONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 96,496.
What does ABALONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An edible sea snail with a flat ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
The abalone clings to rocks along warm coasts and is prized as seafood. Its shell has a row of small holes and an iridescent lining that is used for jewellery and inlay.
How ABALONE is used
Used in cooking, marine biology and craft work with shell.
- The diver pried an abalone from the rock.
- Dried abalone is an expensive delicacy.
- The box was inlaid with polished abalone shell.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABALONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABALONE
1 longer words begin with ABALONE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABALONE
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Common questions about ABALONE
- Is ABALONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABALONE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABALONE worth?
- ABALONE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABALONE mean?
- An edible sea snail with a flat ear-shaped shell lined with mother-of-pearl.
- What letters can be added to ABALONE?
- ABALONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABALONE:
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