ABETMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ABETMENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABETMENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABETMENT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABETMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abetmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABETMENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABETMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABETMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABETMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
The act of encouraging or helping someone to commit a crime or other wrongdoing.
In law, abetment names the part played by a helper in a wrong. Courts treat the person who commits the act separately from the one guilty of abetment.
How ABETMENT is used
Abetment is chiefly legal, found in statutes, court reports and news about crime.
- He was charged with abetment of the robbery.
- The abetment consisted of lending the thieves a van.
- Abetment of fraud carries a lighter sentence in some courts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABETMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABETMENT
The 8 tiles of ABETMENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABETMENT
1 longer words begin with ABETMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ABETMENT
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Common questions about ABETMENT
- Is ABETMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABETMENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABETMENT worth?
- ABETMENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABETMENT mean?
- The act of encouraging or helping someone to commit a crime or other wrongdoing.
- What letters can be added to ABETMENT?
- ABETMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABETMENT:
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