BABUSHKA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. BABUSHKA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BABUSHKA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BABUSHKA is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BABUSHKA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
babushkasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BABUSHKA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BABUSHKA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BABUSHKA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BABUSHKA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin, or an elderly Russian woman.
The scarf takes its name from the Russian word for grandmother, since older women traditionally wore it. In English a babushka may mean either the garment or the woman. The scarf became a fashion item in the West in the twentieth century.
How BABUSHKA is used
Used in everyday English about the scarf, and in writing about Russian life.
- She tied a bright babushka over her hair.
- An old babushka sold apples at the corner.
- The babushka waved from the doorway of her cottage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BABUSHKA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BABUSHKA
1 longer words begin with BABUSHKA.
Shorter words from the letters in BABUSHKA
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Common questions about BABUSHKA
- Is BABUSHKA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BABUSHKA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BABUSHKA worth?
- BABUSHKA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BABUSHKA mean?
- A headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin, or an elderly Russian woman.
- What letters can be added to BABUSHKA?
- BABUSHKA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BABUSHKA:
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