CONGA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. CONGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CONGA?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CONGA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CONGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
congasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CONGA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in CONGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What does CONGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Latin American dance in which participants form a single line and follow a repeated step pattern, or the tall, narrow drum traditionally used to accompany it.
The conga dance moves in a snaking line, with each dancer's hands often resting on the shoulders or waist of the person ahead, and it is closely tied to Afro-Cuban carnival music. The same word names the tall, single-headed drum played with bare hands that provides the dance's rhythm. Both senses trace back to Cuba, where the dance grew out of Congolese-influenced street processions.
How CONGA is used
Noun for both the dance and its drum; commonly seen in the phrase conga line at parties and celebrations.
- Guests formed a conga line around the dance floor.
- The band's drummer switched from the conga to a smaller drum.
- Everyone joined the conga as the music grew faster.
- She learned to play the conga as a teenager in Havana.
- The parade ended with a long, winding conga through the streets.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CONGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CONGA
3 longer words begin with CONGA.
Shorter words from the letters in CONGA
Common questions about CONGA
- Is CONGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CONGA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CONGA worth?
- CONGA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CONGA mean?
- A Latin American dance in which participants form a single line and follow a repeated step pattern, or the tall, narrow drum traditionally used to accompany it.
- What letters can be added to CONGA?
- CONGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of CONGA:
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