ABROGATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ABROGATE 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 ABROGATE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABROGATE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABROGATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABROGATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABROGATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABROGATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABROGATE mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To abolish or cancel a law, agreement or custom by formal and official action.
To abrogate something is to end its force by authority, usually in law or politics. A treaty can be abrogated by one side, and a custom by those who make the rules. The verb sometimes drifts to mean neglecting a duty, which careful writers avoid.
How ABROGATE is used
Abrogate belongs to legal and political language, where it names the formal ending of a rule.
- Parliament voted to abrogate the old tax law.
- The two nations agreed not to abrogate the treaty lightly.
- A new king may abrogate customs that his father protected.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABROGATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABROGATE
2 longer words begin with ABROGATE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABROGATE
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Common questions about ABROGATE
- Is ABROGATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABROGATE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABROGATE worth?
- ABROGATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABROGATE mean?
- To abolish or cancel a law, agreement or custom by formal and official action.
- What letters can be added to ABROGATE?
- ABROGATE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABROGATE:
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