ABSCISSIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABSCISSIN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABSCISSIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSCISSIN is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSCISSIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abscissinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABSCISSIN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in ABSCISSIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSCISSIN has to be built on the board across turns.
Anagrams of ABSCISSIN
The 9 tiles of ABSCISSIN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ABSCISSIN
1 longer words begin with ABSCISSIN.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSCISSIN
Showing 40 of 102. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about ABSCISSIN
- Is ABSCISSIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABSCISSIN is not in it.
- How many points is ABSCISSIN worth?
- ABSCISSIN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABSCISSIN?
- ABSCISSIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of ABSCISSIN:
Open ABSCISSIN in the Word Finder