ABROSIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. ABROSIA 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 ABROSIA?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABROSIA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABROSIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abrosiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABROSIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABROSIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 128,662.
What stands out about ABROSIA
- ABROSIA begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ABROSIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The condition of going without food, or abstaining from eating.
Abrosia is a rare medical term for fasting, whether chosen or caused by illness or refusal to eat. It is far less common than the plain word fasting.
How ABROSIA is used
Rare; found in older medical vocabulary.
- The patient's abrosia lasted for several days.
- Doctors noted abrosia as a sign of severe distress.
- Religious abrosia can be part of a strict observance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABROSIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABROSIA
1 longer words begin with ABROSIA.
Shorter words from the letters in ABROSIA
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Common questions about ABROSIA
- Is ABROSIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABROSIA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABROSIA worth?
- ABROSIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABROSIA mean?
- The condition of going without food, or abstaining from eating.
- What letters can be added to ABROSIA?
- ABROSIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABROSIA:
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