ABOLITIONARY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ABOLITIONARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABOLITIONARY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABOLITIONARY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABOLITIONARY
No single letter turns ABOLITIONARY into another word.
How ABOLITIONARY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in ABOLITIONARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABOLITIONARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABOLITIONARY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Concerned with ending a law, system or practice, especially slavery.
Abolitionary describes campaigns, pamphlets or measures aimed at doing away with something. In history it is most often tied to the movement against slavery.
How ABOLITIONARY is used
Abolitionary is a rare formal adjective, mostly used in historical writing.
- The abolitionary movement gathered strength in the 1830s.
- She wrote an abolitionary pamphlet that sold widely.
- Parliament debated several abolitionary bills.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABOLITIONARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABOLITIONARY
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Common questions about ABOLITIONARY
- Is ABOLITIONARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABOLITIONARY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABOLITIONARY worth?
- ABOLITIONARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABOLITIONARY mean?
- Concerned with ending a law, system or practice, especially slavery.
- What letters can be added to ABOLITIONARY?
- No single letter can be added to ABOLITIONARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of ABOLITIONARY:
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