HAGBUT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HAGBUT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAGBUT?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAGBUT is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAGBUT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hagbutsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAGBUT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HAGBUT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does HAGBUT mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An early firearm, a heavy matchlock gun fired from a support or a rest.
The hagbut was one of the first guns a single soldier could carry and fire, and it was loaded from the muzzle and set off by a burning match. Its butt was bent down or hooked, which made it easier to brace the gun while taking aim. The word turns up almost only in histories and in novels set in that period.
How HAGBUT is used
Historical term; met in writing about early modern warfare, not in everyday speech.
- The soldier rested the long barrel of his hagbut on a wall before he fired.
- A museum case held a rusted hagbut beside a pair of old powder flasks.
- In the siege, each hagbut needed a lit match and a steady hand.
- The chronicler counted two hundred men armed with the hagbut.
- Every hagbut in the garrison was cleaned before the morning inspection.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAGBUT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAGBUT
5 longer words begin with HAGBUT.
Shorter words from the letters in HAGBUT
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Common questions about HAGBUT
- Is HAGBUT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAGBUT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAGBUT worth?
- HAGBUT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAGBUT mean?
- An early firearm, a heavy matchlock gun fired from a support or a rest.
- What letters can be added to HAGBUT?
- HAGBUT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HAGBUT:
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