URBE is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. URBE is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept URBE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful URBE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for URBE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
urbexChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How URBE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in URBE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does URBE mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
A garden or building feature designed to create the illusion of countryside inside a city.
The word urbe describes a garden, courtyard or building crafted so skilfully that it makes a visitor standing inside a city forget the surrounding streets. It feels as though open countryside lay just outside, an idea gardeners sum up as bringing the country into town.
How URBE is used
Very rare; mostly encountered in garden-design or word-list contexts rather than everyday speech.
- The rooftop garden was designed as a small urbe, hiding the city skyline behind tall grasses.
- Architects sometimes plan an urbe of climbing vines and gravel paths inside a courtyard.
- Visitors forgot they stood downtown once they entered the leafy urbe behind the museum.
- The estate's walled orchard functioned as an urbe, a slice of farmland set inside town walls.
- Her balcony, crowded with potted trees, was her own tiny urbe above the traffic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of URBE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of URBE
The 4 tiles of URBE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with URBE
2 longer words begin with URBE.
Words with URBE inside
Showing 24 of 36 words that contain URBE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with URBE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in URBE
Common questions about URBE
- Is URBE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts URBE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is URBE worth?
- URBE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does URBE mean?
- A garden or building feature designed to create the illusion of countryside inside a city.
- What letters can be added to URBE?
- URBE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of URBE:
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