ABSENTEE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABSENTEE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABSENTEE?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSENTEE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSENTEE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
absenteesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABSENTEE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABSENTEE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSENTEE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABSENTEE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who is not present where they are expected to be.
Teachers record an absentee in the register, and employers count absentees when planning shifts. In history the word often meant a landlord who lived far from his estate. Voters who cannot attend in person may cast an absentee ballot.
How ABSENTEE is used
Also used as a modifier, as in absentee landlord or absentee ballot.
- Every absentee must bring a note from a parent.
- The absentee landlord rarely visited his farms.
- Only one absentee was missing from the afternoon meeting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSENTEE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABSENTEE
3 longer words begin with ABSENTEE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSENTEE
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Common questions about ABSENTEE
- Is ABSENTEE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSENTEE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSENTEE worth?
- ABSENTEE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSENTEE mean?
- A person who is not present where they are expected to be.
- What letters can be added to ABSENTEE?
- ABSENTEE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABSENTEE:
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