BAKLAVA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. BAKLAVA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAKLAVA?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAKLAVA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAKLAVA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baklavasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAKLAVA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BAKLAVA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,910 thousand.
What does BAKLAVA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet pastry made of thin layers of dough filled with chopped nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.
Baklava is baked until golden and cut into diamonds or squares before the syrup goes on. It is linked with Turkish, Greek and Middle Eastern cooking, and each region has its own favourite nuts.
How BAKLAVA is used
A food word used on menus and in recipes.
- We ordered a plate of pistachio baklava with coffee.
- The baker brushed each layer of baklava with butter.
- Baklava keeps well because of the syrup.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAKLAVA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAKLAVA
1 longer words begin with BAKLAVA.
Shorter words from the letters in BAKLAVA
Common questions about BAKLAVA
- Is BAKLAVA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAKLAVA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAKLAVA worth?
- BAKLAVA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAKLAVA mean?
- A sweet pastry made of thin layers of dough filled with chopped nuts and soaked in syrup or honey.
- What letters can be added to BAKLAVA?
- BAKLAVA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BAKLAVA:
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