URBAN is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. URBAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept URBAN?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URBAN is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URBAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How URBAN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in URBAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about URBAN
- The same 5 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 URBAN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to, or characteristic of, a city or densely populated area.
Urban is the everyday counterpart to rural, describing anything shaped by city life: urban planning, urban transport, or a population crowded into a small area. Beyond geography, urban also labels certain styles of music and culture associated with city life, particularly in the phrase urban music. The word comes from the Latin urbs, meaning city, the same root that gives English suburb and urbane.
How URBAN is used
Extremely common; pairs naturally with nouns like area, population, planning, and development.
- Traffic congestion is a constant problem in urban areas.
- The charity focuses on urban poverty in large cities.
- She grew up in an urban neighbourhood far from any farmland.
- Urban planners redesigned the old industrial district.
- The station plays a mix of urban and pop music.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URBAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of URBAN
The 5 tiles of URBAN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with URBAN
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with URBAN.
Words ending in URBAN
10 words end in URBAN. Useful as a back hook: play URBAN onto a word already on the board.
Words with URBAN inside
Showing 24 of 41 words that contain URBAN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with URBAN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in URBAN
Common questions about URBAN
- Is URBAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URBAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URBAN worth?
- URBAN is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URBAN mean?
- Relating to, or characteristic of, a city or densely populated area.
- What letters can be added to URBAN?
- URBAN takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of URBAN:
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