ABLING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABLING 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABLING?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABLING is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABLING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABLING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ABLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,199.
Anagrams of ABLING
The 6 tiles of ABLING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABLING
1 longer words begin with ABLING.
Shorter words from the letters in ABLING
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Common questions about ABLING
- Is ABLING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABLING is not in it.
- How many points is ABLING worth?
- ABLING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABLING?
- ABLING takes 6 hooks: 5 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ABLING:
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