BABACU is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BABACU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BABACU?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BABACU is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABACU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
babacusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABACU scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BABACU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What does BABACU mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Brazilian palm tree whose nuts give an oil used in food and cosmetics.
The name comes from the Tupi language of Brazil, and the tree grows in large stands across the northern part of the country. Its hard-shelled nuts are cracked by hand, and the kernels are pressed for a pale oil that resembles coconut oil. Local families have long relied on the babacu harvest as a source of income.
How BABACU is used
A botanical and trade term; also spelled babassu.
- The babacu grows wild in the forests of northern Brazil.
- Women split the babacu nuts with a small axe.
- Soap makers prize oil pressed from the babacu kernel.
- A babacu can drop heavy fruit clusters onto the path below.
- The cooperative sells babacu flour as well as oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABACU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BABACU
1 longer words begin with BABACU.
Shorter words from the letters in BABACU
Common questions about BABACU
- Is BABACU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABACU, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABACU worth?
- BABACU is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABACU mean?
- A Brazilian palm tree whose nuts give an oil used in food and cosmetics.
- What letters can be added to BABACU?
- BABACU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BABACU:
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