CABBY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. CABBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CABBY?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CABBY is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABBY
Front hooks — 1
scabbyBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How CABBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CABBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,091 thousand.
What does CABBY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal word for a taxi driver, someone who drives a cab for a living.
A cabby knows the fastest routes through a city and often chats with passengers during the ride. The word shortens cab driver into a friendly, everyday term used in casual speech rather than in formal documents. It appears often in stories, jokes and conversation about city life.
How CABBY is used
Everyday informal word, common in speech and casual writing rather than official contexts.
- The cabby knew a shortcut around the traffic jam.
- She tipped the cabby generously after the long ride.
- A friendly cabby pointed out the famous landmarks.
- The cabby waited outside the station for a fare.
- He asked the cabby to turn up the radio.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CABBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in CABBY
1 words end in CABBY. Useful as a back hook: play CABBY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in CABBY
Common questions about CABBY
- Is CABBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CABBY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CABBY worth?
- CABBY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CABBY mean?
- An informal word for a taxi driver, someone who drives a cab for a living.
- What letters can be added to CABBY?
- CABBY takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CABBY:
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