Abort

/əˈbɔːt/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters
Definition of Abort

noun

  1. A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
  2. The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
  3. An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.

    "We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches."

  4. The function used to abort a process.
  5. An event involving the abort of a process.

    "We've had three aborts over the last two days."

Anagrams of Abort

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "abort":

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "abort" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Abort"

Abort is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "abort" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Abort" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "abort" is a low-scoring word.