ABESSIVES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABESSIVES 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABESSIVES?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABESSIVES is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABESSIVES
No single letter turns ABESSIVES into another word.
How ABESSIVES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ABESSIVES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABESSIVES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABESSIVES mean in Scrabble?
ABESSIVES is the plural of ABESSIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABESSIVES
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Common questions about ABESSIVES
- Is ABESSIVES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABESSIVES is not in it.
- How many points is ABESSIVES worth?
- ABESSIVES is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABESSIVES?
- No single letter can be added to ABESSIVES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ABESSIVES:
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