ABET is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. ABET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABET?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABET is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abetsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABET scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ABET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about ABET
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABET mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To help, encourage, or support someone, especially in doing something wrong or illegal.
To abet someone is to give them active encouragement or assistance, most often used of wrongdoing. The word appears constantly in the legal phrase aid and abet, describing a person who helps another commit a crime without necessarily committing it themselves.
How ABET is used
Common in legal and formal writing, almost always paired with aid or used of wrongdoing.
- The court found that he did not abet the theft in any way.
- She refused to abet her friend's plan to cheat on the test.
- It is a crime to abet someone who is breaking the law.
- The report named several officials who seemed to abet the fraud.
- Detectives wanted to know who might abet the prisoner's escape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABET
The 4 tiles of ABET in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with ABET
11 longer words begin with ABET.
Words ending in ABET
2 words end in ABET. Useful as a back hook: play ABET onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABET inside
Showing 24 of 53 words that contain ABET somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ABET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABET
Common questions about ABET
- Is ABET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABET, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABET worth?
- ABET is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABET mean?
- To help, encourage, or support someone, especially in doing something wrong or illegal.
- What letters can be added to ABET?
- ABET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ABET:
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