ABSINTH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ABSINTH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABSINTH?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSINTH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSINTH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABSINTH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ABSINTH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does ABSINTH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong green liqueur flavoured with wormwood and aniseed, or the wormwood plant itself.
Absinth became a legend in nineteenth-century Paris, where artists and poets drank it diluted with water over a sugar cube. Because of its bitter herbs and high strength it was banned in several countries for decades. The shorter spelling is the one often found in word lists.
How ABSINTH is used
Absinth names the drink and also, in older botany, the wormwood plant.
- The painter sat in the cafe with a glass of absinth.
- Bitter absinth is traditionally poured over a sugar cube and water.
- Absinth was once blamed for madness among artists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSINTH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABSINTH
6 longer words begin with ABSINTH.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSINTH
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Common questions about ABSINTH
- Is ABSINTH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSINTH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSINTH worth?
- ABSINTH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSINTH mean?
- A strong green liqueur flavoured with wormwood and aniseed, or the wormwood plant itself.
- What letters can be added to ABSINTH?
- ABSINTH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ABSINTH:
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