CALABASH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. CALABASH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALABASH?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALABASH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALABASH
No single letter turns CALABASH into another word.
How CALABASH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALABASH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALABASH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CALABASH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large gourd, or the tropical tree that bears it, whose dried shell is made into bowls, bottles and pipes.
A calabash serves as a natural container in many cultures, holding water, food or drink after the pulp is cleared out. Musicians also turn the shell into a resonator for instruments.
How CALABASH is used
Used for the fruit, the tree and the objects made from it.
- She drank from a polished calabash.
- A calabash hung from a nail by the door.
- The calabash tree grows wild along the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALABASH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALABASH
1 longer words begin with CALABASH.
Shorter words from the letters in CALABASH
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Common questions about CALABASH
- Is CALABASH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALABASH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALABASH worth?
- CALABASH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALABASH mean?
- A large gourd, or the tropical tree that bears it, whose dried shell is made into bowls, bottles and pipes.
- What letters can be added to CALABASH?
- No single letter can be added to CALABASH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALABASH:
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