BAH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. BAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAH?
| 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 BAH is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAH
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BAH scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in BAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,492.
What does BAH mean in Scrabble?
interjection
An expression of contempt or impatience.
Bah survives in English largely because of one fictional character and one phrase said every December. On its own it is a dismissal with no argument attached, which is exactly why writers hand it to characters who have run out of patience rather than of reasons.
How BAH is used
Stands alone. Often followed by another word of dismissal.
- Bah, the whole thing is nonsense.
- He said bah and turned the page.
- A bah settles nothing and ends the conversation.
- The word bah is doing all the work in that famous phrase.
- Bah from him meant he had already decided.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAH
14 longer words begin with BAH.
Words ending in BAH
19 words end in BAH. Useful as a back hook: play BAH onto a word already on the board.
Words with BAH inside
Showing 24 of 32 words that contain BAH somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BAH
Common questions about BAH
- Is BAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAH worth?
- BAH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAH mean?
- An expression of contempt or impatience.
- What letters can be added to BAH?
- BAH takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of BAH:
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