ABOVE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABOVE 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 ABOVE?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABOVE is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABOVE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abovesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABOVE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ABOVE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does ABOVE mean in Scrabble?
preposition
In or to a position that is higher than something else.
Above places one thing over or up from another, as with birds flying over the trees, and it can also point to greater rank or amount, as in a level above captain. Unlike over, which often suggests direct contact or covering, above simply signals that one thing sits up from another. The word can work as an adverb too, referring back to earlier material in a text, as in the paragraph mentioned earlier. Above turns up constantly in everyday speech, technical writing, and legal or academic documents alike.
How ABOVE is used
Common preposition and adverb; used for both physical position and abstract rank or reference.
- The plane flew high above the clouds.
- Her score was well above average this term.
- See the diagram above for a complete explanation.
- He was promoted to a rank above his old position.
- A single star shone above the mountain peak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABOVE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABOVE
3 longer words begin with ABOVE.
Words ending in ABOVE
1 words end in ABOVE. Useful as a back hook: play ABOVE onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABOVE inside
2 words contain ABOVE in the middle. Words that start with ABOVE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABOVE
Common questions about ABOVE
- Is ABOVE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABOVE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABOVE worth?
- ABOVE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABOVE mean?
- In or to a position that is higher than something else.
- What letters can be added to ABOVE?
- ABOVE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ABOVE:
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