ABS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. ABS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABS?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABS is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 11 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABS
Back hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How ABS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in ABS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about ABS
- The same 3 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 ABS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
The muscles of the abdomen, taken together.
Abs is a gym clipping and it is always plural: nobody trains one ab. What the word covers is what shows rather than what is anatomically separate, which is why the count in the phrase six-pack depends on how a particular body is built and not on how many muscles are there.
How ABS is used
Plural only. Common with work and train, and in the phrase six-pack abs.
- He works his abs three times a week and it shows.
- Abs are made in the kitchen, as the saying goes.
- The programme starts with abs and ends with stretching.
- Nobody has visible abs by accident.
- She strained her abs lifting a box the wrong way.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABS
The 3 tiles of ABS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ABS
Showing 24 of 232 words that begin with ABS.
Words ending in ABS
Showing 24 of 70 words that end in ABS. Useful as a back hook: play ABS onto a word already on the board.
Words with ABS inside
Showing 24 of 42 words that contain ABS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with ABS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ABS
Common questions about ABS
- Is ABS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABS, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABS worth?
- ABS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABS mean?
- The muscles of the abdomen, taken together.
- What letters can be added to ABS?
- ABS takes 11 hooks: 11 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of ABS:
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