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ABACUS

6 letters, 10 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What ABACUS Means

  1. noun: a tablet placed horizontally on top of the capital of a column as an aid in supporting the architrave
  2. noun: a calculator that performs arithmetic functions by manually sliding counters on rods or in grooves

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

ABACUS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as A1 B3 A1 C3 U1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In ABACUS

37 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

5 letter words (5)

4 letter words (12)

3 letter words (15)

2 letter words (5)

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