ABSCISSA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ABSCISSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABSCISSA?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSCISSA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSCISSA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABSCISSA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABSCISSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSCISSA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about ABSCISSA
- ABSCISSA 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 ABSCISSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The horizontal coordinate of a point on a graph, measured along the x-axis.
In an ordered pair the abscissa comes first and the ordinate second. Students meet the term in coordinate geometry, where it tells how far a point lies to the left or right of the vertical axis.
How ABSCISSA is used
Abscissa is a mathematical term used when describing points on a coordinate plane.
- The abscissa of the point (3, 5) is 3.
- Read the abscissa first, then move up to find the ordinate.
- A negative abscissa places the point to the left of the axis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSCISSA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABSCISSA
2 longer words begin with ABSCISSA.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSCISSA
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Common questions about ABSCISSA
- Is ABSCISSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSCISSA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSCISSA worth?
- ABSCISSA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSCISSA mean?
- The horizontal coordinate of a point on a graph, measured along the x-axis.
- What letters can be added to ABSCISSA?
- ABSCISSA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABSCISSA:
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