ABSCISE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ABSCISE 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 ABSCISE?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSCISE is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSCISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABSCISE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABSCISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What stands out about ABSCISE
- 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 ABSCISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
botany
To separate and drop off from a plant by abscission, as leaves, petals or fruit do.
Botanists say a leaf will abscise when a layer of cells at its base weakens, which is what happens each autumn on deciduous trees. Stress such as drought can also make a plant abscise its flowers early.
How ABSCISE is used
Abscise is a botanical verb, found mostly in plant science texts.
- The maple will abscise its leaves in October.
- Drought caused the young fruit to abscise.
- Ethylene prompts the petals to abscise soon after pollination.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSCISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ABSCISE
The 7 tiles of ABSCISE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ABSCISE
2 longer words begin with ABSCISE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSCISE
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Common questions about ABSCISE
- Is ABSCISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSCISE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSCISE worth?
- ABSCISE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSCISE mean?
- To separate and drop off from a plant by abscission, as leaves, petals or fruit do.
- What letters can be added to ABSCISE?
- ABSCISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABSCISE:
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