BABIRUSA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BABIRUSA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BABIRUSA?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BABIRUSA is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABIRUSA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
babirusasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABIRUSA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BABIRUSA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BABIRUSA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BABIRUSA mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A wild pig of Indonesia, nearly hairless, with long upward-curving tusks.
The babirusa lives in the forests of Sulawesi and nearby islands and is recognisable by the male tusks that curl up through the skin of the snout. Its name comes from Malay words meaning pig deer. It is a threatened species.
How BABIRUSA is used
Babirusa is used in zoology and in writing about unusual animals.
- The babirusa waded through the swamp in search of roots.
- A male babirusa has tusks that curve back toward its forehead.
- Conservationists are working to protect the babirusa.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABIRUSA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BABIRUSA
1 longer words begin with BABIRUSA.
Shorter words from the letters in BABIRUSA
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Common questions about BABIRUSA
- Is BABIRUSA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABIRUSA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABIRUSA worth?
- BABIRUSA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABIRUSA mean?
- A wild pig of Indonesia, nearly hairless, with long upward-curving tusks.
- What letters can be added to BABIRUSA?
- BABIRUSA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BABIRUSA:
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