SCABBY is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SCABBY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCABBY?
| 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 SCABBY is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCABBY
No single letter turns SCABBY into another word.
How SCABBY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCABBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 8,278 thousand.
What stands out about SCABBY
- SCABBY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCABBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with scabs, or in informal use, mean and contemptible.
The word scabby first describes skin or a surface crusted over while healing, as on a grazed knee. By extension it can be used for a person or thing seen as nasty or shabby. A plant disease with crusty spots also gives it a use in farming.
How SCABBY is used
Used literally of skin and sores, and informally as a mild term of disgust.
- The child had a scabby knee after falling off the bike.
- A scabby old dog lay by the gate.
- The potatoes were small and scabby.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCABBY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCABBY
Common questions about SCABBY
- Is SCABBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCABBY, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCABBY worth?
- SCABBY is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCABBY mean?
- Covered with scabs, or in informal use, mean and contemptible.
- What letters can be added to SCABBY?
- No single letter can be added to SCABBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCABBY:
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