ABREACT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ABREACT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABREACT?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABREACT is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABREACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abreactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABREACT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABREACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about ABREACT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABREACT mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To release a repressed emotion by reliving the experience that caused it.
Abreact comes from psychoanalysis, where a patient may abreact a buried memory by talking it through until its charge fades. The noun abreaction names the process, and the verb is not heard outside therapy.
How ABREACT is used
Abreact is a psychoanalytic term used in discussions of therapy and trauma.
- The therapist helped him abreact the memory of the accident.
- Patients may abreact strongly during hypnosis.
- She was able to abreact her grief in a safe setting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABREACT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABREACT
The 7 tiles of ABREACT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ABREACT
6 longer words begin with ABREACT.
Shorter words from the letters in ABREACT
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Common questions about ABREACT
- Is ABREACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABREACT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABREACT worth?
- ABREACT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABREACT mean?
- To release a repressed emotion by reliving the experience that caused it.
- What letters can be added to ABREACT?
- ABREACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABREACT:
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