ABRADE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABRADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABRADE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABRADE is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABRADE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABRADE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ABRADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does ABRADE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To scrape or wear something away by rubbing or friction.
Rock, skin, paint and metal can all abrade when something rough moves across them again and again. The word is common in geology and engineering, where wind, water or grit slowly rubs a surface down. It comes from a Latin verb meaning to scrape off, and its noun is abrasion, which is also the name for a scraped patch of skin.
How ABRADE is used
Slightly technical; ordinary speech more often says rub or scrape.
- Sand will abrade the paint on the boat.
- Tight shoes can abrade the skin of your heel.
- The rope began to abrade against the sharp rock.
- Glaciers abrade the valley floor as they move.
- Use fine paper so you do not abrade the wood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABRADE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABRADE
4 longer words begin with ABRADE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABRADE
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Common questions about ABRADE
- Is ABRADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABRADE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABRADE worth?
- ABRADE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABRADE mean?
- To scrape or wear something away by rubbing or friction.
- What letters can be added to ABRADE?
- ABRADE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ABRADE:
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