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.
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
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
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.
What does ABANDING mean in Scrabble?
ABANDING is the -ing form (present participle) of ABAND.
Shorter words from the letters in ABANDING
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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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