BA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. BA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BA is to know. It scores 4 from 2 tiles, takes 17 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BA scores
Face value of the 2 tiles in BA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 2 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275.
What stands out about BA
- BA is one of just 133 words of 2 letters in the four lists we check — a short list worth knowing by heart.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In ancient Egyptian belief, the part of a person that survives death and can move freely.
How BA is used
- The tomb painting shows the ba as a bird with a human head.
- Offerings were left so that the ba would return to the body.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BA and 2 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BA
The 2 tiles of BA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BA
Showing 24 of more than 2000 words that begin with BA.
Words ending in BA
Showing 24 of 104 words that end in BA. Useful as a back hook: play BA onto a word already on the board.
Words with BA inside
Showing 24 of 3468 words that contain BA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Common questions about BA
- Is BA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BA worth?
- BA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BA mean?
- In ancient Egyptian belief, the part of a person that survives death and can move freely.
- What letters can be added to BA?
- BA takes 17 hooks: 2 in front and 15 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 2 letters of BA:
Open BA in the Word Finder