Is ABBREVIATES a word?
ABBREVIATES is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends, has 11 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, ABBREVIATES is a valid word.
What does abbreviates mean?
ABBREVIATES is an inflected form of abbreviate.
verb: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
“The manuscript must be shortened”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
ABBREVIATES: word details
- Pronunciation: uhb-REE-vee-ayts (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 11 letters, a long word. It is one of 28,045 11-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 21 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside abbreviates
Words you can make from the letters of abbreviates.
Solve a whole rack, not just ABBREVIATES
ABBREVIATES is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does ABBREVIATES mean?
ABBREVIATES is an inflected form of abbreviate and is a verb. It means: reduce in scope while retaining essential elements.
Is ABBREVIATES a valid word?
Yes, ABBREVIATES is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.