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Yes. The word abhor is a Scrabble US word. The word abhor is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is abhor a Scrabble UK word?

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5-letter words (1 found)

ABHOR,

4-letter words (5 found)

BOAR,BORA,HARO,HOAR,HORA,

3-letter words (20 found)

ABO,ARB,BAH,BAO,BAR,BOA,BOH,BOR,BRA,BRO,HAO,HOA,HOB,OAR,OBA,ORA,ORB,RAH,RHO,ROB,

2-letter words (10 found)

AB,AH,AR,BA,BO,HA,HO,OB,OH,OR,

You can make 36 words from abhor according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of abhor

abhor bahor ahbor habor bhaor hbaor abohr baohr aobhr oabhr boahr obahr ahobr haobr aohbr oahbr hoabr ohabr bhoar hboar bohar obhar hobar ohbar abhro bahro ahbro habro bharo hbaro abrho barho arbho rabho braho rbaho ahrbo harbo arhbo rahbo hrabo rhabo bhrao hbrao brhao rbhao hrbao rhbao aborh baorh aobrh oabrh boarh obarh abroh baroh arboh raboh braoh rbaoh aorbh oarbh arobh raobh orabh roabh borah obrah broah rboah orbah robah ahorb haorb aohrb oahrb hoarb oharb ahrob harob arhob rahob hraob rhaob aorhb oarhb arohb raohb orahb roahb horab ohrab hroab rhoab orhab rohab bhora hbora bohra obhra hobra ohbra bhroa hbroa brhoa rbhoa hrboa rhboa borha obrha broha rboha orbha robha horba ohrba hroba rhoba orhba rohba

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Definitions and meaning of abhor

abhor

Etymology

First attested in 1449, from Middle English abhorren, borrowed from Middle French abhorrer, from Latin abhorreō (“shrink away from in horror”), from ab- (“from”) +‎ horreō (“stand aghast, bristle with fear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈhɔː(ɹ)/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈhɔɹ/, /əbˈhɔɹ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Verb

abhor (third-person singular simple present abhors, present participle abhorring, simple past and past participle abhorred)

  1. (transitive) To regard (someone or something) as horrifying or detestable; to feel great repugnance toward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
    Synonyms: detest, disdain, loathe
  2. (transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To fill with horror or disgust. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the early 17th century.]
  3. (transitive) To turn aside or avoid; to keep away from; to reject.
  4. (transitive, canon law, obsolete) To protest against; to reject solemnly.
  5. (intransitive, obsolete) To feel horror, disgust, or dislike (towards); to be contrary or averse (to); construed with from. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
  6. (intransitive, obsolete) Differ entirely from. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the late 17th century.]

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • (to regard as horrifying or detestable): See Thesaurus:hate

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References

  • “abhor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “abhor”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams

  • Bohra, Borah, broha

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