YABBYING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. YABBYING 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 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YABBYING?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YABBYING is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YABBYING
No single letter turns YABBYING into another word.
How YABBYING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in YABBYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so YABBYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does YABBYING mean in Scrabble?
YABBYING is the -ing form (present participle) of YABBY.
YABBY(noun) — A small freshwater crayfish native to Australia, often found in rivers, dams and muddy burrows.
Shorter words from the letters in YABBYING
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Common questions about YABBYING
- Is YABBYING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YABBYING is not in it.
- How many points is YABBYING worth?
- YABBYING is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to YABBYING?
- No single letter can be added to YABBYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of YABBYING:
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