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Yes, abstain is playable

...and is worth 11 points.

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"Abstain" Definition

verb-intransitive

To refrain from voting: Forty senators voted in favor of the bill, 45 voted against it, and 15 abstained.

verb

To refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice .

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