ABUSABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ABUSABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ABUSABLE?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABUSABLE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABUSABLE
No single letter turns ABUSABLE into another word.
How ABUSABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABUSABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABUSABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABUSABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Open to being misused or treated badly.
Abusable is used for systems, rules and substances that someone could exploit. Policy writers worry about an abusable loophole, and drug researchers speak of abusable medicines.
How ABUSABLE is used
Abusable appears in policy, security and medical writing about things that can be exploited.
- The refund policy proved abusable by a few clever customers.
- Regulators flagged the painkiller as highly abusable.
- An abusable password system invites attacks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABUSABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ABUSABLE
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Common questions about ABUSABLE
- Is ABUSABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABUSABLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABUSABLE worth?
- ABUSABLE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABUSABLE mean?
- Open to being misused or treated badly.
- What letters can be added to ABUSABLE?
- No single letter can be added to ABUSABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABUSABLE:
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