ABOVEBOARD is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ABOVEBOARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABOVEBOARD?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABOVEBOARD is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABOVEBOARD
No single letter turns ABOVEBOARD into another word.
How ABOVEBOARD scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ABOVEBOARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABOVEBOARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABOVEBOARD mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Honest and open, with nothing hidden or deceptive.
The image behind aboveboard is of a card player keeping hands visible above the table, so no cheating can happen. Today it is applied to deals, accounts and motives that can safely be examined by anyone.
How ABOVEBOARD is used
Usually follows a verb such as be or seem, and often appears in business or legal talk; it can also be used as an adverb.
- The contract looked completely aboveboard.
- She insisted that every payment be aboveboard and recorded.
- Was the sale aboveboard, or was something being hidden?
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABOVEBOARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABOVEBOARD
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Common questions about ABOVEBOARD
- Is ABOVEBOARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABOVEBOARD, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABOVEBOARD worth?
- ABOVEBOARD is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABOVEBOARD mean?
- Honest and open, with nothing hidden or deceptive.
- What letters can be added to ABOVEBOARD?
- No single letter can be added to ABOVEBOARD to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ABOVEBOARD:
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