ABSCESS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ABSCESS 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 ABSCESS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSCESS is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSCESS
No single letter turns ABSCESS into another word.
How ABSCESS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABSCESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,264 thousand.
What does ABSCESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A swollen, painful area of body tissue that has filled with pus because of infection.
An abscess can form under the skin, in a tooth gum or deep inside an organ, and it usually needs draining as well as antibiotics. A dental abscess is the form most people meet, announced by throbbing pain and a swollen cheek.
How ABSCESS is used
Abscess is a standard medical noun for a pus-filled infection site.
- The dentist found an abscess under the infected tooth.
- A painful abscess formed on his leg.
- The doctor lanced the abscess to let it drain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSCESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABSCESS
3 longer words begin with ABSCESS.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSCESS
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Common questions about ABSCESS
- Is ABSCESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSCESS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSCESS worth?
- ABSCESS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSCESS mean?
- A swollen, painful area of body tissue that has filled with pus because of infection.
- What letters can be added to ABSCESS?
- No single letter can be added to ABSCESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABSCESS:
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