Is ABSINTHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSINTHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSINTHES mean?
Absinthes is a form of ABSINTHE.
- noun
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
- noun
strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + I (1) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ABSINTHES
ABSINTHES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ABSINTHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- absinthe13
- absinths13
- banishes13
- banshies13
- absinth12
- banshie12
- henbits12
- anthesis11
- shanties11
- sheitans11
- sthenias11
- banish11
- bashes11
- bathes11
- bishes11
- habits11
- henbit11
- sahibs11
- basinets10
- bassinet10
- ashiest10
- hastens10
- hessian10
- shantis10
- sheitan10
- shenais10
- sithens10
- snathes10
- sthenia10
- bahts10
- baith10
- bathe10
- baths10
- beths10
- habit10
- sahib10
- absents9
- banties9
- basinet9
- sabines9
- ashine9
- haints9
- hanses9
- hasten9
- hastes9
- heists9
- saithe9
- shanti9
- shenai9
- shiest9
- shines9
- shites9
- snathe9
- snaths9
- thanes9
- theins9
- thesis9
- baht9
- bash9
- bath9
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