ABORIGINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ABORIGINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABORIGINE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABORIGINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABORIGINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aboriginesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABORIGINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ABORIGINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABORIGINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABORIGINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A member of the original people of a region, especially of Australia.
Aborigine traditionally names the first inhabitants of a land, and the capitalised form is most linked with Australia. Current usage often prefers more specific names or the adjective Aboriginal, so the noun can sound dated.
How ABORIGINE is used
Aborigine is found in older texts; more specific names or the word Indigenous are now often preferred.
- The museum displays the art of the aborigine peoples.
- Each aborigine group had its own language.
- An aborigine elder guided the visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABORIGINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABORIGINE
The 9 tiles of ABORIGINE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABORIGINE
1 longer words begin with ABORIGINE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABORIGINE
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Common questions about ABORIGINE
- Is ABORIGINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABORIGINE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABORIGINE worth?
- ABORIGINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABORIGINE mean?
- A member of the original people of a region, especially of Australia.
- What letters can be added to ABORIGINE?
- ABORIGINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ABORIGINE:
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