ABIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ABIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABIDE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABIDE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABIDE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABIDE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does ABIDE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To accept or act in accordance with a rule, decision, or agreement; also, to remain or continue in a place.
Abide most often appears today in the phrase abide by, meaning to accept and follow a rule, ruling, or decision rather than resist it. An older, more literal sense of abide means simply to stay or dwell in a place, a meaning that survives in expressions like time to abide and the noun abode. The word also shows up in the common negative construction cannot abide, meaning to be completely unable to tolerate something.
How ABIDE is used
Everyday in the phrase abide by; the older sense of dwelling now sounds formal or literary.
- All members must abide by the club's rules.
- He simply could not abide dishonesty of any kind.
- The old man chose to abide in the same cottage his whole life.
- She agreed to abide by the judge's decision.
- They vowed to abide by the terms of the treaty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABIDE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABIDE
4 longer words begin with ABIDE.
Words with ABIDE inside
2 words contain ABIDE in the middle. Words that start with ABIDE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABIDE
Common questions about ABIDE
- Is ABIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABIDE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABIDE worth?
- ABIDE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABIDE mean?
- To accept or act in accordance with a rule, decision, or agreement; also, to remain or continue in a place.
- What letters can be added to ABIDE?
- ABIDE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABIDE:
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