Is ABSORPTANCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ABSORPTANCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ABSORPTANCE mean?
- noun
a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber
“absorptance equals 1 minus transmittance”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
A (1) + B (3) + S (1) + O (1) + R (1) + P (3) + T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) = 17 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 ABSORPTANCE
Single letters that turn ABSORPTANCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from ABSORPTANCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- carbonates14
- ascorbate13
- carbonate13
- catnapers13
- coparents13
- portances13
- abreacts12
- acarbose12
- acrobats12
- bearcats12
- cabarets12
- cabestro12
- cabresta12
- cabresto12
- cantraps12
- capstone12
- catnaper12
- coparent12
- opencast12
- pancreas12
- peacoats12
- portance12
- postrace12
- probates12
- becaps12
- abreact11
- acrobat11
- beacons11
- bearcat11
- boraces11
- cabaret11
- canapes11
- cantrap11
- capotes11
- capstan11
- captans11
- captors11
- carbons11
- carpets11
- catnaps11
- copters11
- corbans11
- crepons11
- patonce11
- peacoat11
- prances11
- preacts11
- precast11
- probate11
- prosect11
- saprobe11
- spectra11
- toecaps11
- becap11
- aerobats10
- ancestor10
- antbears10
- baronets10
- caterans10
- enactors10
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