BAOBAB is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BAOBAB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BAOBAB?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BAOBAB is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BAOBAB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
baobabsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BAOBAB scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BAOBAB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 3 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. BAOBAB needs 1 blank tile.
What stands out about BAOBAB
- BAOBAB begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BAOBAB mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very large African tree with a thick, swollen trunk and hanging fruit.
The baobab stores water inside its enormous trunk, which lets it survive long dry seasons on the savanna, and individual trees can live for well over a thousand years. Its branches look like roots reaching into the sky, which gave rise to tales that it was planted upside down. The pulp of the fruit is eaten or made into a drink.
How BAOBAB is used
Mainly a botanical and travel term; related species also grow in Madagascar and Australia.
- A lone baobab stood beside the dusty road.
- Villagers gathered in the shade of the baobab.
- The baobab fruit has a tart, powdery pulp.
- We photographed an ancient baobab at sunset.
- Hollow baobab trunks have sometimes served as shelters.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BAOBAB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BAOBAB
1 longer words begin with BAOBAB.
Shorter words from the letters in BAOBAB
Common questions about BAOBAB
- Is BAOBAB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BAOBAB, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BAOBAB worth?
- BAOBAB is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BAOBAB mean?
- A very large African tree with a thick, swollen trunk and hanging fruit.
- What letters can be added to BAOBAB?
- BAOBAB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BAOBAB:
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