ABRASION is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABRASION 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 ABRASION?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABRASION is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABRASION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abrasionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABRASION scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABRASION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABRASION has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABRASION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A scraped area of skin, or the wearing away of a surface by friction.
A minor abrasion on a knee or elbow is a shallow scrape that barely bleeds. Engineers measure how materials resist abrasion from sand, rope or moving parts. Geologists see the same process when rivers grind stones smooth.
How ABRASION is used
Used both for small injuries and for friction wear on materials.
- He cleaned the abrasion on his elbow with water.
- The fabric is treated to resist abrasion.
- Years of abrasion by windblown sand polished the rock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABRASION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABRASION
1 longer words begin with ABRASION.
Shorter words from the letters in ABRASION
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Common questions about ABRASION
- Is ABRASION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABRASION, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABRASION worth?
- ABRASION is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABRASION mean?
- A scraped area of skin, or the wearing away of a surface by friction.
- What letters can be added to ABRASION?
- ABRASION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABRASION:
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