ABAND is valid in Collins, not in North America — 8 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABAND is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 8 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABAND?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABAND is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABAND scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
Anagrams of ABAND
The 5 tiles of ABAND in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABAND
16 longer words begin with ABAND.
Words ending in ABAND
2 words end in ABAND. Useful as a back hook: play ABAND onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABAND inside
12 words contain ABAND in the middle. Words that start with ABAND are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABAND
Common questions about ABAND
- Is ABAND valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABAND is not in it.
- How many points is ABAND worth?
- ABAND is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABAND?
- ABAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABAND:
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