BASHA is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. BASHA is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 10 points there.
Which word lists accept BASHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BASHA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BASHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bashawChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How BASHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BASHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about BASHA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does BASHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A simple shelter or hut, especially one built or slept in by soldiers in the field.
Basha reached British military slang from languages of South Asia during colonial service, and troops kept using it for any improvised cover made from a poncho, branches or corrugated sheeting. Outside the armed forces the word is rarely heard, and where it is, it usually still carries that field or camp sense.
How BASHA is used
Mainly British military slang, chiefly for temporary shelters built during exercises or deployments.
- The squad put up a basha before the rain started.
- He slept in a basha made from a single poncho.
- Building a good basha took less than ten minutes once they had practised.
- The old soldier still called any rough shelter a basha.
- They strung the basha between two trees near the stream.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BASHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BASHA
The 5 tiles of BASHA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with BASHA
6 longer words begin with BASHA.
Shorter words from the letters in BASHA
Common questions about BASHA
- Is BASHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BASHA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BASHA worth?
- BASHA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BASHA mean?
- A simple shelter or hut, especially one built or slept in by soldiers in the field.
- What letters can be added to BASHA?
- BASHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BASHA:
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