SABBING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SABBING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SABBING?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SABBING is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SABBING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sabbingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SABBING scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SABBING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,745 thousand.
What does SABBING mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The act of disrupting a hunt by protesters who try to stop animals from being chased.
People who go sabbing follow the hunt, use horns and sprays to confuse the hounds, and film what they see. The term is a short form of sabotage and belongs to the debate about hunting in Britain.
How SABBING is used
The word sabbing is mostly British and appears in news and campaign talk.
- They spent the weekend sabbing in the countryside.
- Sabbing became part of the protest movement.
- Local police watched the sabbing closely.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SABBING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SABBING
1 longer words begin with SABBING.
Shorter words from the letters in SABBING
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Common questions about SABBING
- Is SABBING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SABBING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SABBING worth?
- SABBING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SABBING mean?
- The act of disrupting a hunt by protesters who try to stop animals from being chased.
- What letters can be added to SABBING?
- SABBING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SABBING:
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