ABSTEMIOUSNESS is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points

Yes. ABSTEMIOUSNESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.

Which word lists accept ABSTEMIOUSNESS?

Word power: 30 / 100

Our own measure of how useful ABSTEMIOUSNESS is to know. It scores 18 from 14 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ABSTEMIOUSNESS

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How ABSTEMIOUSNESS scores

Face value of the 14 tiles in ABSTEMIOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSTEMIOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about ABSTEMIOUSNESS

• The letter S appears four times in ABSTEMIOUSNESS.
• ABSTEMIOUSNESS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
• ABSTEMIOUSNESS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with ABSTEMIOUSNESS

1 longer words begin with ABSTEMIOUSNESS.

Shorter words from the letters in ABSTEMIOUSNESS

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Common questions about ABSTEMIOUSNESS

Is ABSTEMIOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSTEMIOUSNESS, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is ABSTEMIOUSNESS worth?

ABSTEMIOUSNESS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ABSTEMIOUSNESS?

ABSTEMIOUSNESS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.