CALABAZA is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. CALABAZA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 24 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALABAZA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALABAZA is to know. It scores 21 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALABAZA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
calabazasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALABAZA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CALABAZA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CALABAZA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about CALABAZA
- The letter A appears four times in CALABAZA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CALABAZA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large, round, thick-skinned winter squash with orange flesh, grown widely in the Caribbean and Latin America.
A calabaza is often sold in wedges because the whole fruit is so big. Its sweet flesh goes into soups, stews and desserts. The related calabash is described separately.
How CALABAZA is used
Found in recipes and market labels, especially for Latin American and Caribbean cooking.
- The cook simmered cubes of calabaza in the bean soup.
- A wedge of calabaza was all we needed for the stew.
- At the market, the calabaza sat next to the plantains.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALABAZA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALABAZA
1 longer words begin with CALABAZA.
Shorter words from the letters in CALABAZA
Common questions about CALABAZA
- Is CALABAZA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALABAZA, where it scores 24 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALABAZA worth?
- CALABAZA is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 24 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALABAZA mean?
- A large, round, thick-skinned winter squash with orange flesh, grown widely in the Caribbean and Latin America.
- What letters can be added to CALABAZA?
- CALABAZA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CALABAZA:
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