ABORTIVE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ABORTIVE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABORTIVE?
| 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 ABORTIVE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABORTIVE
No single letter turns ABORTIVE into another word.
How ABORTIVE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABORTIVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABORTIVE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ABORTIVE
- All 8 letters of ABORTIVE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABORTIVE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Failing to produce the intended result; unsuccessful.
Abortive attempts are those that come to nothing, like a coup that collapses on the first day. In biology the word can also describe an organ that never fully developed.
How ABORTIVE is used
Used mostly for efforts, plans, or missions that end in failure.
- The abortive rescue left the climbers stranded for another night.
- After an abortive start the engine finally caught.
- Their abortive plan never got past the first meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABORTIVE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABORTIVE
3 longer words begin with ABORTIVE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABORTIVE
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Common questions about ABORTIVE
- Is ABORTIVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABORTIVE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABORTIVE worth?
- ABORTIVE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABORTIVE mean?
- Failing to produce the intended result; unsuccessful.
- What letters can be added to ABORTIVE?
- No single letter can be added to ABORTIVE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABORTIVE:
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