ABUTMENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. ABUTMENT 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 ABUTMENT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ABUTMENT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ABUTMENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
abutmentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ABUTMENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ABUTMENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ABUTMENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ABUTMENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A structure at the end of a bridge or arch that takes the sideways thrust and supports the span.
Engineers design an abutment to resist the push of an arch or the weight of a bridge deck. The word can also describe the point where two things meet side by side.
How ABUTMENT is used
Abutment is a term from engineering and architecture, used about bridges, dams and arches.
- The stone abutment held the whole arch in place.
- Floodwater had undermined the abutment of the old bridge.
- Workers poured concrete for the northern abutment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ABUTMENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ABUTMENT
1 longer words begin with ABUTMENT.
Shorter words from the letters in ABUTMENT
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Common questions about ABUTMENT
- Is ABUTMENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ABUTMENT, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ABUTMENT worth?
- ABUTMENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ABUTMENT mean?
- A structure at the end of a bridge or arch that takes the sideways thrust and supports the span.
- What letters can be added to ABUTMENT?
- ABUTMENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ABUTMENT:
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