BHAJI is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. BHAJI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BHAJI?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BHAJI is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BHAJI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BHAJI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BHAJI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 232,369.
What does BHAJI mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A savoury Indian dish of vegetables, often onions, coated in spiced batter and deep-fried.
A bhaji is typically made by mixing sliced vegetables with a gram-flour batter seasoned with spices, then frying spoonfuls until crisp; onion bhaji is the most familiar version outside India. The word can also refer more broadly to a dish of cooked, spiced vegetables served without frying.
How BHAJI is used
Common in British and Indian English food writing and on restaurant menus.
- They ordered a plate of onion bhaji to share.
- The bhaji came out golden and crisp from the fryer.
- She serves spinach bhaji alongside the main curry.
- A good bhaji should stay crunchy even after it cools.
- The market stall sold bhaji fresh from a large pan of oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BHAJI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BHAJI
The 5 tiles of BHAJI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BHAJI
2 longer words begin with BHAJI.
Shorter words from the letters in BHAJI
Common questions about BHAJI
- Is BHAJI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BHAJI, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BHAJI worth?
- BHAJI is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BHAJI mean?
- A savoury Indian dish of vegetables, often onions, coated in spiced batter and deep-fried.
- What letters can be added to BHAJI?
- BHAJI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BHAJI:
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