ABANDING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABANDING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
a1b3a1n1d2i1n1g2
Depends on the listABANDING · 8 letters · 12 pts Scrabble · 16 pts WWF
12points in Scrabble
16points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept ABANDING?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.5
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%6%
Our own measure of how useful ABANDING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABANDING
No single letter turns ABANDING into another word.
How ABANDING scores
Scrabble a1b3a1n1d2i1n1g2 12
Words with Friends a1b4a1n2d2i1n2g3 16
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABANDING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABANDING has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ABANDING
banding11 baaing9 baning9 indaba9 banian8 angina7 inanga7 aband8 banda8 bania7 again6 ainga6 dinna6 ingan6 naiad6 ngana6 abid7 band7 bang7 biga7 bind7 bing7 bani6 dang6 ding6 gadi6 gaid6 igad6 agin5 aida5 aiga5 anga5 gain5 ginn5 nada5 naga5 nang5 ngai5 anan4 anna4
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Common questions about ABANDING
- Is ABANDING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABANDING is not in it.
- How many points is ABANDING worth?
- ABANDING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABANDING?
- No single letter can be added to ABANDING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABANDING:
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