BABUL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BABUL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BABUL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BABUL is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABUL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
babulsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABUL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BABUL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What does BABUL mean in Scrabble?
noun
botanyIndian English
A thorny acacia tree native to Africa and introduced widely across South Asia, valued for its gum, tannin-rich bark and durable wood; also the gum obtained from it.
Farmers across India and Pakistan plant the babul along field boundaries and roadsides because it tolerates dry soil and poor water better than most other trees, and because almost every part of it has some practical use. Tanners once relied heavily on babul bark for the tannin needed to cure leather, while the hard, dense wood serves for fencing, tool handles and fuel in rural areas. The tree's gum, tapped from cuts in the bark, resembles gum arabic and has traditionally been used in local medicine and in thickening foods. Its small, bright yellow, ball-shaped flowers and long, curved thorns make the babul easy to recognize even from a distance, especially where it lines a dusty village road.
How BABUL is used
A botanical term, common in Indian and South Asian English, used for this thorny acacia tree and the gum it produces.
- Rows of babul trees lined the dry riverbed.
- Tanners once bought babul bark by the cartload.
- Villagers gathered fallen babul branches for firewood.
- The fence posts were cut from tough babul wood.
- Yellow babul blossoms dotted the roadside in spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABUL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BABUL
The 5 tiles of BABUL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BABUL
1 longer words begin with BABUL.
Shorter words from the letters in BABUL
Common questions about BABUL
- Is BABUL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABUL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABUL worth?
- BABUL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABUL mean?
- A thorny acacia tree native to Africa and introduced widely across South Asia, valued for its gum, tannin-rich bark and durable wood; also the gum obtained from it.
- What letters can be added to BABUL?
- BABUL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
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