ADOBO is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ADOBO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADOBO?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADOBO is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADOBO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
adobosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ADOBO scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ADOBO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 37,345.
What does ADOBO mean in Scrabble?
noun
A method of marinating and cooking meat or fish in vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, and spices, or the dish or seasoning made this way.
Adobo is best known as a Filipino cooking technique in which meat is simmered in vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, and bay leaf until tender, though the word also names a related style of marinating and a dried seasoning blend used in Latin American and Spanish cooking. The vinegar in the marinade originally helped preserve meat in a hot climate before refrigeration was common.
How ADOBO is used
Countable and uncountable noun; used both for the dish and for the marinade or seasoning mix itself.
- Her grandmother's adobo simmered on the stove all afternoon.
- He rubbed adobo seasoning over the chicken before roasting it.
- The restaurant's pork adobo sold out within the hour.
- They served adobo with steamed rice and pickled vegetables.
- The recipe called for vinegar, garlic, and a spoonful of adobo paste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADOBO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADOBO
1 longer words begin with ADOBO.
Shorter words from the letters in ADOBO
Common questions about ADOBO
- Is ADOBO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADOBO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADOBO worth?
- ADOBO is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADOBO mean?
- A method of marinating and cooking meat or fish in vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, and spices, or the dish or seasoning made this way.
- What letters can be added to ADOBO?
- ADOBO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ADOBO:
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