ABBREVIATION
19
Definition
Pronunciation: //əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən//
noun
- (linguistics) A shortened or contracted form of a word or phrase used to represent the whole, using omission of letters, and sometimes substitution of letters, or duplication of initial letters to signify plurality, including signs such as +, =, @."Hants is an abbreviation of Hampshire."
- (music) A notation used in music score to denote a direction, as pp or mf.
- (music) One or more dashes through the stem of a note, dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, demisemiquavers, or hemidemisemiquavers.
- (biology) Loss during evolution of the final stages of the ancestral ontogenetic pattern.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 12 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 19 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 23 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'ABBREVIATION'?
The word ABBREVIATION is worth 19 points in Scrabble.
A1
B3
B3
R1
E1
V4
I1
A1
T1
I1
O1
N1
Total: 19 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'ABBREVIATION'?
The word ABBREVIATION is worth 23 points in Words With Friends.
A1
B4
B4
R1
E1
V5
I1
A1
T1
I1
O1
N2
Total: 23 points
How many letters is the word 'ABBREVIATION'?
The word ABBREVIATION has 12 letters.
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.