BABU is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BABU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BABU?
| 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 BABU is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABU
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BABU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does BABU mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A clerk or gentleman, in Indian usage.
Babu is a respectful Hindi title that British colonial writing turned into a sneer at English-educated clerks. In India itself the word kept its ordinary courtesy.
How BABU is used
Countable. Also spelled baboo. Historical.
- A babu is addressed with respect in Hindi.
- The word babu is a Hindi title.
- Colonial writing turned babu into a sneer.
- Two babus in the same office and one typewriter.
- In India babu kept its ordinary courtesy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BABU
The 4 tiles of BABU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BABU
11 longer words begin with BABU.
Shorter words from the letters in BABU
Common questions about BABU
- Is BABU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABU, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABU worth?
- BABU is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABU mean?
- A clerk or gentleman, in Indian usage.
- What letters can be added to BABU?
- BABU takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BABU:
Open BABU in the Word Finder