Is ABSTENTIONIST valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABSTENTIONIST is not in it.

How many points is ABSTENTIONIST worth?

ABSTENTIONIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to ABSTENTIONIST?

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

ABSTENTIONIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. ABSTENTIONIST 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

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Depends on the listABSTENTIONIST · 13 letters · 15 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF

15points in Scrabble

18points in Words with Friends

13letters

1hook available

Which word lists accept ABSTENTIONIST?

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: 30 / 100

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.15

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

6.69%

Our own measure of how useful ABSTENTIONIST is to know. It scores 15 from 13 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for ABSTENTIONIST

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How ABSTENTIONIST scores

Scrabble a1b3s1t1e1n1t1i1o1n1i1s1t1 15

Words with Friends a1b4s1t1e1n2t1i1o1n2i1s1t1 18

Face value of the 13 tiles in ABSTENTIONIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
a	1	9
b	1	2
s	2	4
t	3	6
e	1	12
n	2	6
i	2	9
o	1	8

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

Words starting with ABSTENTIONIST

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1 longer words begin with ABSTENTIONIST.

Shorter words from the letters in ABSTENTIONIST

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Common questions about ABSTENTIONIST

Is ABSTENTIONIST valid in Words with Friends?: No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABSTENTIONIST is not in it.
How many points is ABSTENTIONIST worth?: ABSTENTIONIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to ABSTENTIONIST?: ABSTENTIONIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ABSTENTIONIST:

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