ABATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ABATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABATOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABATOR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABATOR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ABATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about ABATOR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
In property law, a person who unlawfully takes possession of land after the owner's death and before the rightful heir can claim it.
An abator acts without any legal right, stepping into a vacant freehold the moment its owner dies and before the heir or devisee has had the chance to take possession. The law treats this as a wrongful entry rather than a valid claim, and the true heir can still recover the property. The same word is occasionally used more broadly for anyone who abates, or removes, a nuisance.
How ABATOR is used
A technical term from older property law, met mainly in legal history and textbooks.
- The court ruled that the abator had no claim to the estate.
- An abator who seized the land was later evicted by the rightful heir.
- The old textbook explained the difference between an abator and a disseisor.
- Common law gave the heir a remedy against any abator of the freehold.
- The judge described the defendant as a classic abator of the vacant estate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABATOR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABATOR
The 6 tiles of ABATOR in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ABATOR
1 longer words begin with ABATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in ABATOR
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Common questions about ABATOR
- Is ABATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABATOR, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABATOR worth?
- ABATOR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABATOR mean?
- In property law, a person who unlawfully takes possession of land after the owner's death and before the rightful heir can claim it.
- What letters can be added to ABATOR?
- ABATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ABATOR:
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