ABELIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABELIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABELIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABELIAN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABELIAN
No single letter turns ABELIAN into another word.
How ABELIAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABELIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 85,774.
What does ABELIAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a group in which the result of combining two elements does not depend on their order.
In an abelian group, a times b always equals b times a. The term is named after a Norwegian mathematician and is central to algebra, where ordinary addition of numbers is the model example.
How ABELIAN is used
Used in mathematics, especially group theory.
- The integers form an abelian group under addition.
- Not every group is abelian, since some depend on order.
- The lecturer proved the group was abelian.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABELIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABELIAN
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Common questions about ABELIAN
- Is ABELIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABELIAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABELIAN worth?
- ABELIAN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABELIAN mean?
- Describing a group in which the result of combining two elements does not depend on their order.
- What letters can be added to ABELIAN?
- No single letter can be added to ABELIAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABELIAN:
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