ABHORRENT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. ABHORRENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABHORRENT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABHORRENT is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABHORRENT
No single letter turns ABHORRENT into another word.
How ABHORRENT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ABHORRENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABHORRENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABHORRENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Inspiring disgust and strong moral rejection.
Abhorrent is stronger than unpleasant, since it suggests something a person finds deeply offensive to conscience. It is often followed by the word to, as in a practice abhorrent to most people.
How ABHORRENT is used
Used in serious or formal contexts about cruelty, injustice and similar wrongs.
- The idea of cruelty to animals was abhorrent to her.
- Such behaviour is abhorrent in any civilised society.
- He found the regime's methods abhorrent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABHORRENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABHORRENT
The 9 tiles of ABHORRENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABHORRENT
1 longer words begin with ABHORRENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ABHORRENT
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Common questions about ABHORRENT
- Is ABHORRENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABHORRENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABHORRENT worth?
- ABHORRENT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABHORRENT mean?
- Inspiring disgust and strong moral rejection.
- What letters can be added to ABHORRENT?
- No single letter can be added to ABHORRENT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ABHORRENT:
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