FABBY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FABBY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept FABBY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FABBY is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FABBY
No single letter turns FABBY into another word.
How FABBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FABBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 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 FABBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalBritish
Excellent or wonderful.
Fabby is a breezy shortening of fabulous, used to praise something enthusiastically. British speakers, especially from the mid twentieth century onward, reached for it the way others might say fantastic or great. The word carries a light, almost childish cheerfulness, which is part of its charm in casual conversation. It rarely appears in formal writing, staying instead within spoken slang and informal notes.
How FABBY is used
This is informal British slang that now feels dated and is used mostly for playful or nostalgic effect.
- The party was absolutely fabby from start to finish.
- She thought the new haircut looked fabby.
- What a fabby idea for a birthday surprise!
- He described the holiday as simply fabby.
- Everyone agreed the cake looked fabby on the table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FABBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FABBY
Common questions about FABBY
- Is FABBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FABBY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FABBY worth?
- FABBY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FABBY mean?
- Excellent or wonderful.
- What letters can be added to FABBY?
- No single letter can be added to FABBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FABBY:
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