AUBERGINE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. AUBERGINE 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 AUBERGINE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AUBERGINE is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AUBERGINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
auberginesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AUBERGINE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AUBERGINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AUBERGINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AUBERGINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A glossy, dark purple fruit eaten as a vegetable, called eggplant in American English.
Aubergine has a soft, spongy flesh that soaks up oil and flavour, which is why it suits moussaka and curries. The word also names the deep purple colour of its skin.
How AUBERGINE is used
The usual British word for the vegetable; Americans say eggplant. It also works as a colour name.
- She sliced an aubergine and grilled it with olive oil.
- Moussaka is layered with aubergine and minced lamb.
- He painted the door a deep shade of aubergine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AUBERGINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AUBERGINE
1 longer words begin with AUBERGINE.
Shorter words from the letters in AUBERGINE
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Common questions about AUBERGINE
- Is AUBERGINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AUBERGINE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AUBERGINE worth?
- AUBERGINE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AUBERGINE mean?
- A glossy, dark purple fruit eaten as a vegetable, called eggplant in American English.
- What letters can be added to AUBERGINE?
- AUBERGINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AUBERGINE:
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