ARDEB is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ARDEB 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 ARDEB?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ARDEB is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ARDEB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ardebsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ARDEB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in ARDEB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 14,523.
What stands out about ARDEB
- The same 5 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ARDEB mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A traditional unit of dry measure used in Egypt and neighboring regions, chiefly for grain.
An ardeb was used by merchants and farmers to measure quantities of wheat, barley, or other grain before modern metric units became standard. Its exact size varied somewhat by region and period, generally holding well over one hundred litres. The word entered English from Arabic through trade with Egypt.
How ARDEB is used
Encountered mainly in historical or economic writing about the Middle East and North Africa.
- The merchant sold grain by the ardeb rather than by the sack.
- Records from the market listed the price per ardeb of wheat.
- An ardeb of barley filled several large sacks.
- Traders in old Cairo haggled over the cost of an ardeb.
- The harvest was measured in ardebs before it left the village.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ARDEB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ARDEB
The 5 tiles of ARDEB in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with ARDEB
1 longer words begin with ARDEB.
Shorter words from the letters in ARDEB
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Common questions about ARDEB
- Is ARDEB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ARDEB, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ARDEB worth?
- ARDEB is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ARDEB mean?
- A traditional unit of dry measure used in Egypt and neighboring regions, chiefly for grain.
- What letters can be added to ARDEB?
- ARDEB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of ARDEB:
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