ARBALEST is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ARBALEST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ARBALEST?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARBALEST is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARBALEST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
arbalestsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARBALEST scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ARBALEST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ARBALEST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ARBALEST mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A large medieval crossbow, drawn back with a mechanical device.
The arbalest was powerful enough to pierce armour, but it was slow to reload because the string had to be wound back with a winch or lever. Soldiers who carried an arbalest were prized in sieges. Related spellings exist, but arbalest is the one most often seen.
How ARBALEST is used
Used in military history and fantasy writing.
- The archer wound the arbalest before taking aim at the tower.
- An arbalest bolt could pass through a shield.
- The museum displays an arbalest from the fourteenth century.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARBALEST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARBALEST
The 8 tiles of ARBALEST in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with ARBALEST
3 longer words begin with ARBALEST.
Shorter words from the letters in ARBALEST
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Common questions about ARBALEST
- Is ARBALEST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARBALEST, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARBALEST worth?
- ARBALEST is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARBALEST mean?
- A large medieval crossbow, drawn back with a mechanical device.
- What letters can be added to ARBALEST?
- ARBALEST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ARBALEST:
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