BAJRA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAJRA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BAJRA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAJRA is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAJRA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bajrasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAJRA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BAJRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does BAJRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
Pearl millet, a cereal grain widely grown and eaten across the Indian subcontinent.
Bajra is the common name for pearl millet, a hardy cereal grass that thrives in the hot, dry regions where wheat and rice struggle to grow. Farmers across India and neighboring countries grow it as a staple crop, and cooks grind it into flour for flatbreads or cook the whole grain as a side dish. The word comes from Hindi and is now the standard English name used in South Asian cooking and agriculture.
How BAJRA is used
Standard term in Indian English, used in everyday cooking, farming and market contexts across South Asia.
- She ground bajra into flour to make flatbread for dinner.
- Farmers in the dry region favored bajra over wheat because it needs less water.
- The market stall sold sacks of bajra alongside other grains.
- Bajra porridge is a common winter breakfast in many households.
- The recipe called for bajra flour instead of wheat flour.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAJRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAJRA
1 longer words begin with BAJRA.
Shorter words from the letters in BAJRA
Common questions about BAJRA
- Is BAJRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAJRA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAJRA worth?
- BAJRA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAJRA mean?
- Pearl millet, a cereal grain widely grown and eaten across the Indian subcontinent.
- What letters can be added to BAJRA?
- BAJRA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BAJRA:
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