SERDAB is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SERDAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERDAB?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERDAB is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERDAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
serdabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERDAB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SERDAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What stands out about SERDAB
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 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 SERDAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A small sealed room in an ancient Egyptian tomb that held a statue of the dead person.
A serdab was built into the stone mass of a mastaba tomb, with narrow slits cut through the wall so the statue inside could, in the Egyptian view, look out and receive offerings. The word comes from Arabic and Persian, where it first meant a cellar. Archaeologists use it for these hidden statue chapels, such as the one beside the Step Pyramid at Saqqara.
How SERDAB is used
Technical; used in Egyptology and archaeology.
- The statue sat in the serdab, facing two small slits.
- Archaeologists found an intact serdab beside the pyramid.
- Offerings were burned outside the serdab so that the statue could smell the smoke.
- The guide pointed to the serdab and explained its purpose.
- A serdab was never meant to be entered by visitors.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERDAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERDAB
The 6 tiles of SERDAB in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SERDAB
1 longer words begin with SERDAB.
Shorter words from the letters in SERDAB
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Common questions about SERDAB
- Is SERDAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERDAB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERDAB worth?
- SERDAB is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERDAB mean?
- A small sealed room in an ancient Egyptian tomb that held a statue of the dead person.
- What letters can be added to SERDAB?
- SERDAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SERDAB:
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