BIMAH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BIMAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BIMAH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BIMAH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BIMAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bimahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BIMAH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BIMAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does BIMAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read aloud during services.
The bimah stands at the center or front of the prayer hall and gives the reader a clear view over the congregation. Rabbis and cantors mount the bimah to chant the weekly Torah portion, and in many synagogues the ark holding the scrolls stands nearby. The exact shape and position of the bimah vary between Ashkenazi and Sephardi congregations, but its function as a reading platform stays the same. In English the word is a direct borrowing from Hebrew and keeps its original pronunciation in most communities.
How BIMAH is used
Used in describing synagogue architecture and Jewish worship; rarely met outside that context.
- The rabbi climbed the steps of the bimah to begin the reading.
- A wooden rail runs around the bimah at the center of the hall.
- Guests were shown where the bimah stood before the service began.
- The bimah in the old synagogue is carved from dark oak.
- During the bar mitzvah the boy read from the Torah on the bimah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BIMAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BIMAH
1 longer words begin with BIMAH.
Shorter words from the letters in BIMAH
Common questions about BIMAH
- Is BIMAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BIMAH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BIMAH worth?
- BIMAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BIMAH mean?
- A raised platform in a synagogue from which the Torah is read aloud during services.
- What letters can be added to BIMAH?
- BIMAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BIMAH:
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