ABEAR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABEAR 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 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABEAR?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABEAR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABEAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abearsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABEAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABEAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
Words starting with ABEAR
2 longer words begin with ABEAR.
Words ending in ABEAR
1 words end in ABEAR. Useful as a back hook: play ABEAR onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABEAR inside
1 words contain ABEAR in the middle. Words that start with ABEAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABEAR
Common questions about ABEAR
- Is ABEAR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABEAR is not in it.
- How many points is ABEAR worth?
- ABEAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABEAR?
- ABEAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABEAR:
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