ABBREVIATES is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ABBREVIATES is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABBREVIATES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABBREVIATES is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABBREVIATES
No single letter turns ABBREVIATES into another word.
How ABBREVIATES scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in ABBREVIATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABBREVIATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABBREVIATES mean in Scrabble?
ABBREVIATES is the present-tense form of ABBREVIATE used with he, she and it.
ABBREVIATE(verb) — To make a word, phrase or text shorter by leaving parts out.
Shorter words from the letters in ABBREVIATES
Showing 40 of 687. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ABBREVIATES
- Is ABBREVIATES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABBREVIATES, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABBREVIATES worth?
- ABBREVIATES is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABBREVIATES?
- No single letter can be added to ABBREVIATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of ABBREVIATES:
Open ABBREVIATES in the Word Finder