ABSTRACTIVELY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 23 points
It depends on the list you play by. ABSTRACTIVELY 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 23 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept ABSTRACTIVELY?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful ABSTRACTIVELY is to know. It scores 23 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABSTRACTIVELY
No single letter turns ABSTRACTIVELY into another word.
How ABSTRACTIVELY scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in ABSTRACTIVELY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABSTRACTIVELY has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in ABSTRACTIVELY
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Common questions about ABSTRACTIVELY
- Is ABSTRACTIVELY valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and ABSTRACTIVELY is not in it.
- How many points is ABSTRACTIVELY worth?
- ABSTRACTIVELY is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to ABSTRACTIVELY?
- No single letter can be added to ABSTRACTIVELY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of ABSTRACTIVELY:
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