ABORTION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABORTION 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 ABORTION?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABORTION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABORTION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abortionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABORTION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABORTION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABORTION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABORTION mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The ending of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb, whether naturally or by medical procedure.
In medicine an abortion may be spontaneous or deliberate, and doctors specify which they mean. The subject is regulated by law and debated in ethics and politics in many countries. In biology the word can also describe the failure of an organ or seed to develop.
How ABORTION is used
A medical and legal term; the context shows whether it is spontaneous or induced.
- The clinic provides counselling before any abortion.
- Laws on abortion differ widely from country to country.
- A spontaneous abortion is commonly known as a miscarriage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABORTION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABORTION
4 longer words begin with ABORTION.
Shorter words from the letters in ABORTION
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Common questions about ABORTION
- Is ABORTION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABORTION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABORTION worth?
- ABORTION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABORTION mean?
- The ending of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the womb, whether naturally or by medical procedure.
- What letters can be added to ABORTION?
- ABORTION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABORTION:
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