ABODE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ABODE 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 ABODE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABODE is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABODE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABODE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABODE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does ABODE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A house or place where someone lives; a dwelling.
Abode is a slightly formal or literary word for home, often used with a light touch of humour, as in humble abode. It comes from the same root as the verb abide, since a person's abode is literally the place where that person abides, or stays, for an extended time. The word appears more often in writing, invitations, and set phrases than in casual spoken English.
How ABODE is used
Somewhat formal or humorous; common in the phrase humble abode rather than in plain descriptions of a house.
- Welcome to my humble abode.
- The knight finally returned to his ancestral abode.
- They searched the city for a suitable abode.
- The old mansion had been her family's abode for generations.
- He described the cave as a strange but peaceful abode.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABODE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABODE
The 5 tiles of ABODE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABODE
4 longer words begin with ABODE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABODE
Common questions about ABODE
- Is ABODE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABODE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABODE worth?
- ABODE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABODE mean?
- A house or place where someone lives; a dwelling.
- What letters can be added to ABODE?
- ABODE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABODE:
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