CABIN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. CABIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CABIN?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CABIN is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CABIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
cabinsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CABIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CABIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does CABIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, simply built dwelling, typically made of wood, or a private room on a ship or aircraft.
Cabin most commonly names a modest wooden house, often set in the countryside or woods and used as a retreat or seasonal home. The same word also names the enclosed passenger or crew space of a ship, aircraft, or truck, a sense that grew from the idea of a small enclosed room aboard a vessel. Both meanings share the core idea of a compact, enclosed living or working space.
How CABIN is used
Countable noun; commonly modified as log cabin, ski cabin, or cabin crew for the aviation sense.
- They spent the weekend at a cabin by the lake.
- The cabin crew asked passengers to fasten their seatbelts.
- Smoke rose from the chimney of the old log cabin.
- The captain's cabin was cramped but neatly organized.
- Snow piled against the windows of the mountain cabin.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CABIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CABIN
15 longer words begin with CABIN.
Words ending in CABIN
1 words end in CABIN. Useful as a back hook: play CABIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with CABIN inside
7 words contain CABIN in the middle. Words that start with CABIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CABIN
Common questions about CABIN
- Is CABIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CABIN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CABIN worth?
- CABIN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CABIN mean?
- A small, simply built dwelling, typically made of wood, or a private room on a ship or aircraft.
- What letters can be added to CABIN?
- CABIN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CABIN:
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