ABOUT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. ABOUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABOUT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABOUT is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABOUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aboutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABOUT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABOUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does ABOUT mean in Scrabble?
preposition
Concerning or on the subject of; also, near in number, time, or place.
About works mainly as a preposition introducing a topic, as in a book about birds, and as an adverb of rough measurement, as in about ten miles. It also appears in phrasal verbs and set expressions, such as about to leave, meaning on the point of doing something, and turn about, meaning to reverse direction. Because about softens an exact number or time into an estimate, it is one of the most common hedging words in everyday English.
How ABOUT is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing, both to introduce a topic and to give an approximate amount.
- The lecture was about the history of the region.
- It took about three hours to finish the drive.
- She turned about and walked back the way she came.
- He was about to speak when the phone rang.
- Ask him what the meeting is about.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABOUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABOUT
1 longer words begin with ABOUT.
Words ending in ABOUT
19 words end in ABOUT. Useful as a back hook: play ABOUT onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABOUT inside
Showing 24 of 30 words that contain ABOUT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ABOUT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABOUT
Common questions about ABOUT
- Is ABOUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABOUT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABOUT worth?
- ABOUT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABOUT mean?
- Concerning or on the subject of; also, near in number, time, or place.
- What letters can be added to ABOUT?
- ABOUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABOUT:
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