Abase

/əˈbeɪs/

Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts5 letters

Definition of Abase

verb

To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
"to abase the eye"
To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

Anagrams of Abase

No exact anagrams found for "abase". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+sabases baases

Related Word Patterns

AB...Words starting with "ab"...SEWords ending with "se"All 5-letter words Unscramble "abase"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

downgrade bring down lower reduce degrade demean depress discredit disgrace dishonor humble humiliate sink

ANTONYMS

aggrandise dignify elevate exalt extol honor promote raise uplift

Letter Values

a1

b3

a1

s1

e1

Total: 7 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Abase

abscise abstruse abuse acarbose acaulose accessorise acclimatise accuse acerose acetose acinose adipose

Related 5-Letter Words

aahed aalii aargh abaca abaci aback abaft abaka abamp abash abate abaya abbas abbes abbey

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 "Abase"

Abase is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Abase" in Word Games

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