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Is abyss a Scrabble word?

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

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Is abyss a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word abyss is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is abyss a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word abyss is a Words With Friends word. The word abyss is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (2 found)

ABYSS,BASSY,

4-letter words (5 found)

ABYS,BASS,BAYS,SABS,SAYS,

3-letter words (10 found)

ABS,ABY,ASS,AYS,BAS,BAY,BYS,SAB,SAY,YAS,

2-letter words (6 found)

AB,AS,AY,BA,BY,YA,

You can make 23 words from abyss according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of abyss

abyss bayss aybss yabss byass ybass absys basys asbys sabys bsays sbays aysbs yasbs asybs saybs ysabs syabs bysas ybsas bsyas sbyas ysbas sybas abyss bayss aybss yabss byass ybass absys basys asbys sabys bsays sbays aysbs yasbs asybs saybs ysabs syabs bysas ybsas bsyas sbyas ysbas sybas abssy bassy asbsy sabsy bsasy sbasy abssy bassy asbsy sabsy bsasy sbasy assby sasby assby sasby ssaby ssaby bssay sbsay bssay sbsay ssbay ssbay ayssb yassb asysb saysb ysasb syasb ayssb yassb asysb saysb ysasb syasb assyb sasyb assyb sasyb ssayb ssayb yssab sysab yssab sysab ssyab ssyab byssa ybssa bsysa sbysa ysbsa sybsa byssa ybssa bsysa sbysa ysbsa sybsa bssya sbsya bssya sbsya ssbya ssbya yssba sysba yssba sysba ssyba ssyba

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Definitions and meaning of abyss

abyss

Alternative forms

  • abysm, abyssus (archaic)
  • abime (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English abissus, from Late Latin abyssus (“a bottomless gulf”), from Ancient Greek ἄβυσσος (ábussos, “bottomless”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βυσσός (bussós, “deep place”), from βυθός (buthós, “deep place”). Displaced native Old English neowolnes.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɪs/, /æˈbɪs/, enPR: ə-bĭs'
  • Rhymes: -ɪs
  • Hyphenation: a‧byss

Noun

abyss (plural abysses)

  1. Hell; the bottomless pit; primeval chaos; a confined subterranean ocean. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
  2. (frequently figurative) A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence, any deep, immeasurable; any void space. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  3. Anything infinite, immeasurable, or profound. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
  4. Moral depravity; vast intellectual or moral depth.
  5. (with article) An impending catastrophic happening.
  6. (heraldry) The center of an escutcheon.
  7. (oceanography) The abyssal zone.
  8. (figurative) A difference, especially a large difference, between groups.
    Synonym: gulf

Derived terms

Related terms

  • abysmal

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Anagrams

  • bassy

Source: wiktionary.org