BACALAO is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BACALAO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BACALAO?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BACALAO is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BACALAO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bacalaosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BACALAO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BACALAO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,489 thousand.
What does BACALAO mean in Scrabble?
noun
Cod that has been salted and dried, used in Spanish and Latin American cooking.
Bacalao keeps for months without refrigeration, so it became a staple in places far from the sea. Cooks soak it in water to remove the salt before they prepare a dish.
How BACALAO is used
The word bacalao is borrowed from Spanish and names the preserved fish rather than fresh cod.
- The market stall sold bacalao in stiff white slabs.
- She soaked the bacalao overnight before stewing it.
- Bacalao is a traditional dish at Christmas in many families.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BACALAO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BACALAO
1 longer words begin with BACALAO.
Shorter words from the letters in BACALAO
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Common questions about BACALAO
- Is BACALAO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BACALAO, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BACALAO worth?
- BACALAO is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BACALAO mean?
- Cod that has been salted and dried, used in Spanish and Latin American cooking.
- What letters can be added to BACALAO?
- BACALAO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BACALAO:
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