ATABAL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. ATABAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ATABAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ATABAL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ATABAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
atabalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ATABAL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ATABAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 295,648.
What stands out about ATABAL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ATABAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalmusic
A large kettledrum of Moorish origin, historically played to accompany ceremonies, processions or warfare in North Africa, Spain and parts of the Americas.
The atabal reached Spain through Moorish influence and later crossed the Atlantic with Spanish settlers, so old accounts describe the drum in North African, Iberian and Latin American settings alike. Players typically struck the atabal with sticks or hands while it rested on the ground or was carried by another person, producing a deep sound suited to signaling and ceremony. Chroniclers of early colonial Latin America mention the atabal being played to announce festivals, gather troops or accompany dances. Modern writing about the instrument is largely historical, since the word itself has faded from everyday musical vocabulary.
How ATABAL is used
A historical term for a large kettledrum, met mainly in writing about Moorish, Spanish and early colonial Latin American culture.
- Chroniclers described the atabal sounding before the procession began.
- The atabal was carried into the square to announce the festival.
- Soldiers advanced to the deep beat of the atabal.
- A museum display included a reconstructed atabal from the colonial period.
- The historian traced how the atabal traveled from North Africa to Spain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ATABAL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of ATABAL
The 6 tiles of ATABAL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with ATABAL
1 longer words begin with ATABAL.
Shorter words from the letters in ATABAL
Common questions about ATABAL
- Is ATABAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ATABAL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ATABAL worth?
- ATABAL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ATABAL mean?
- A large kettledrum of Moorish origin, historically played to accompany ceremonies, processions or warfare in North Africa, Spain and parts of the Americas.
- What letters can be added to ATABAL?
- ATABAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ATABAL:
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