CABILDO is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. CABILDO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CABILDO?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CABILDO is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABILDO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cabildosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CABILDO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in CABILDO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does CABILDO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A town council or municipal government in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
The cabildo was the body that ran local affairs in Spanish colonial towns, deciding matters such as markets, land and public order. The word also names the building where such a council meets, much like a town hall.
How CABILDO is used
Cabildo is a Spanish loanword used in history and in discussion of Latin American towns.
- The cabildo met every week to settle local disputes.
- Citizens gathered outside the old cabildo in the main square.
- The cabildo of the city voted to build a new bridge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CABILDO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CABILDO
1 longer words begin with CABILDO.
Shorter words from the letters in CABILDO
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Common questions about CABILDO
- Is CABILDO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CABILDO, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CABILDO worth?
- CABILDO is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CABILDO mean?
- A town council or municipal government in Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.
- What letters can be added to CABILDO?
- CABILDO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of CABILDO:
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