SCABLAND is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCABLAND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCABLAND?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCABLAND is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCABLAND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scablandsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCABLAND scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCABLAND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCABLAND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SCABLAND mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
Barren, rocky terrain with very thin soil and little plant life.
Scabland is typical of areas where floods or lava have scoured the ground down to bare rock. Farmers find scabland nearly useless for crops, though it can support sparse grazing.
How SCABLAND is used
Used in geography and geology, especially about the American Northwest.
- The scabland stretched for miles without a single tree.
- Ancient floods carved the scabland into channels.
- Wind swept across the scabland all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCABLAND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCABLAND
1 longer words begin with SCABLAND.
Shorter words from the letters in SCABLAND
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Common questions about SCABLAND
- Is SCABLAND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCABLAND, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCABLAND worth?
- SCABLAND is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCABLAND mean?
- Barren, rocky terrain with very thin soil and little plant life.
- What letters can be added to SCABLAND?
- SCABLAND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCABLAND:
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