ABSTERGE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ABSTERGE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABSTERGE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABSTERGE is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSTERGE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABSTERGE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABSTERGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSTERGE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABSTERGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To wipe clean or cleanse by wiping away dirt.
Absterge is a dusty verb that older medical books used for cleaning wounds and sores. Today it survives mostly in word lists and in the work of writers who like rare vocabulary. Its noun relative abstersion names the act of cleansing.
How ABSTERGE is used
Absterge is old-fashioned and appears chiefly in historical medical and literary texts.
- The surgeon would absterge the wound before binding it.
- She used a soft cloth to absterge the dust from the portrait.
- Rain seemed to absterge the whole street of its grime.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABSTERGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABSTERGE
4 longer words begin with ABSTERGE.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSTERGE
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Common questions about ABSTERGE
- Is ABSTERGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABSTERGE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABSTERGE worth?
- ABSTERGE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABSTERGE mean?
- To wipe clean or cleanse by wiping away dirt.
- What letters can be added to ABSTERGE?
- ABSTERGE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABSTERGE:
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