ABOITEAU is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABOITEAU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABOITEAU?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABOITEAU is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABOITEAU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABOITEAU scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABOITEAU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABOITEAU has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ABOITEAU
- ABOITEAU runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- ABOITEAU contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABOITEAU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sluice gate in a dyke that lets fresh water drain from farmland while keeping sea water out.
The aboiteau is linked to the Acadian settlers of Atlantic Canada, who reclaimed salt marsh for farming. A flap on the gate opens as the tide falls and shuts as it rises. It is the key to turning tidal marsh into hay fields.
How ABOITEAU is used
Regional term of the Canadian Maritime provinces.
- The aboiteau opened at low tide to let the water out.
- Farmers repaired the aboiteau after the winter storms.
- A wooden aboiteau stood in the dyke beside the marsh.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABOITEAU and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABOITEAU
2 longer words begin with ABOITEAU.
Shorter words from the letters in ABOITEAU
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Common questions about ABOITEAU
- Is ABOITEAU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABOITEAU, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABOITEAU worth?
- ABOITEAU is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABOITEAU mean?
- A sluice gate in a dyke that lets fresh water drain from farmland while keeping sea water out.
- What letters can be added to ABOITEAU?
- ABOITEAU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABOITEAU:
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