PASSBOOK is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. PASSBOOK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PASSBOOK?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PASSBOOK is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PASSBOOK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
passbooksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PASSBOOK scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PASSBOOK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PASSBOOK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PASSBOOK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small book issued by a bank to record a customer's deposits and withdrawals.
A passbook was once the standard proof of an account, updated by hand or machine at the counter. Today online statements have largely replaced it, though it remains familiar in savings accounts.
How PASSBOOK is used
Passbook is used in banking, and historically for an identity pass in apartheid South Africa.
- He kept his savings passbook in the kitchen drawer.
- The clerk stamped the passbook after each deposit.
- A passbook account paid steady but modest interest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PASSBOOK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PASSBOOK
1 longer words begin with PASSBOOK.
Shorter words from the letters in PASSBOOK
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Common questions about PASSBOOK
- Is PASSBOOK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PASSBOOK, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PASSBOOK worth?
- PASSBOOK is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PASSBOOK mean?
- A small book issued by a bank to record a customer's deposits and withdrawals.
- What letters can be added to PASSBOOK?
- PASSBOOK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PASSBOOK:
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