SAB is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAB?
| 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 SAB is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAB scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,246.
What stands out about SAB
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A person who disrupts a hunt in protest.
Sab is clipped from saboteur and is used almost only about hunting in Britain, where the practice has a long history of its own. It works as a verb as well, which the longer word never managed to do.
How SAB is used
Noun and verb. Sabbed, sabbing. British.
- A sab with a horn can turn a whole pack.
- The word sab is clipped from saboteur.
- They sabbed the meet and nobody was arrested.
- Two sabs and eleven riders in a wet field.
- Sabbing is a British word for a British argument.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAB
The 3 tiles of SAB in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAB
Showing 24 of 108 words that begin with SAB.
Words ending in SAB
1 words end in SAB. Useful as a back hook: play SAB onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAB inside
Showing 24 of 353 words that contain SAB somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SAB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAB
Common questions about SAB
- Is SAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAB, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAB worth?
- SAB is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAB mean?
- A person who disrupts a hunt in protest.
- What letters can be added to SAB?
- SAB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SAB:
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