ABSONANT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ABSONANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABSONANT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSONANT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSONANT
No single letter turns ABSONANT into another word.
How ABSONANT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABSONANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSONANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABSONANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Out of harmony with what is reasonable or fitting; discordant.
The roots of absonant suggest a sound that does not agree with the rest. Older writers use it for notions that clash with common sense. The word is almost never heard now, and its opposite is consonant.
How ABSONANT is used
Archaic-sounding; followed by to or from.
- The proposal seemed absonant to every sensible listener.
- An absonant note spoiled the otherwise sweet melody.
- Such an absonant claim could not be defended.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSONANT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSONANT
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Common questions about ABSONANT
- Is ABSONANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSONANT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSONANT worth?
- ABSONANT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSONANT mean?
- Out of harmony with what is reasonable or fitting; discordant.
- What letters can be added to ABSONANT?
- No single letter can be added to ABSONANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABSONANT:
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