BAJU is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. BAJU 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 13 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept BAJU?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAJU is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAJU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bajusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAJU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BAJU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does BAJU mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short jacket worn in Malaysia and Indonesia.
Baju is the general Malay word for an upper garment, and English borrowed it narrowly for one kind. In Malay it combines with other words to name almost every type of clothing there is.
How BAJU is used
Countable: a baju, two bajus.
- A baju is worn loose and never fitted.
- The word baju is Malay for an upper garment.
- In Malay baju combines to name most garments.
- Two bajus of the same cut in different cloth.
- English took baju for one garment and Malay uses it for many.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAJU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BAJU
The 4 tiles of BAJU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BAJU
1 longer words begin with BAJU.
Shorter words from the letters in BAJU
Common questions about BAJU
- Is BAJU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAJU, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAJU worth?
- BAJU is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAJU mean?
- A short jacket worn in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- What letters can be added to BAJU?
- BAJU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BAJU:
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