BABA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BABA 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 BABA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BABA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
babasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does BABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small sponge cake soaked in syrup.
Baba reached English through French from a Slavic word, and the story attaching it to a particular exiled king is almost certainly invented. The rum version is the one most people mean.
How BABA is used
Countable: a baba, two babas.
- A baba soaked until it will barely hold together.
- The word baba reached English through French.
- Two babas and a jug of syrup.
- The story about a king naming the baba is invented.
- Most people mean the rum baba.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BABA
The 4 tiles of BABA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BABA
10 longer words begin with BABA.
Shorter words from the letters in BABA
Common questions about BABA
- Is BABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABA worth?
- BABA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABA mean?
- A small sponge cake soaked in syrup.
- What letters can be added to BABA?
- BABA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BABA:
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