ABDICANT is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABDICANT 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABDICANT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABDICANT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABDICANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abdicantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABDICANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABDICANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABDICANT has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with ABDICANT
1 longer words begin with ABDICANT.
Shorter words from the letters in ABDICANT
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Common questions about ABDICANT
- Is ABDICANT valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABDICANT is not in it.
- How many points is ABDICANT worth?
- ABDICANT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABDICANT?
- ABDICANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABDICANT:
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