ABAXIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. ABAXIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABAXIAL?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABAXIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABAXIAL
No single letter turns ABAXIAL into another word.
How ABAXIAL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABAXIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What does ABAXIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Facing away from the axis or main stem of a plant, as the lower surface of a leaf does.
Botanists use abaxial to say which side of a leaf or petal they mean without saying top or bottom. It is the counterpart of adaxial, which names the side turned toward the stem.
How ABAXIAL is used
Found in botanical descriptions, usually about the underside of a leaf where pores and hairs are common.
- The abaxial surface of the leaf was covered in fine white hairs.
- Most stomata sit on the abaxial side of this species.
- She labelled the abaxial and adaxial sides in her diagram.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABAXIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABAXIAL
Common questions about ABAXIAL
- Is ABAXIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABAXIAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABAXIAL worth?
- ABAXIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABAXIAL mean?
- Facing away from the axis or main stem of a plant, as the lower surface of a leaf does.
- What letters can be added to ABAXIAL?
- No single letter can be added to ABAXIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABAXIAL:
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