WARBY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. WARBY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WARBY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WARBY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WARBY
No single letter turns WARBY into another word.
How WARBY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WARBY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does WARBY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informalAustralian
Worn out or shabby, especially of clothing, gear or vehicles.
Something described as warby has been used hard enough that its age shows in every seam or panel, a jacket gone thin at the elbows or a car with rust along the doors. Calling an item warby carries a note of affection rather than complaint, since speakers often keep the warby thing anyway. The word sits alongside other Australian informal words for things past their best without quite being ruined.
How WARBY is used
Heard in informal Australian speech; a shop assistant or formal reviewer would say shabby or worn instead.
- He refused to throw out his warby old hat.
- The ute looked warby but still started every morning.
- Her boots were too warby to wear to the interview.
- They laughed at how warby the tent had become after years of camping trips.
- A warby jumper is still better than no jumper on a cold night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WARBY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in WARBY
Common questions about WARBY
- Is WARBY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WARBY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WARBY worth?
- WARBY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WARBY mean?
- Worn out or shabby, especially of clothing, gear or vehicles.
- What letters can be added to WARBY?
- No single letter can be added to WARBY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WARBY:
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