COOLABAH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. COOLABAH 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 COOLABAH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful COOLABAH is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for COOLABAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
coolabahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How COOLABAH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in COOLABAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so COOLABAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does COOLABAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
An Australian eucalyptus tree that grows beside rivers and creeks.
The coolabah is famous from the song Waltzing Matilda, where the swagman camps under its shade. Its timber is very hard and its bark is smooth. The tree grows in northern and inland Australia.
How COOLABAH is used
Used in Australian English and in talk about the song.
- The swagman camped under a coolabah tree.
- A coolabah shaded the dry creek bed.
- Coolabah timber is hard and durable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of COOLABAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with COOLABAH
1 longer words begin with COOLABAH.
Shorter words from the letters in COOLABAH
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Common questions about COOLABAH
- Is COOLABAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts COOLABAH, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is COOLABAH worth?
- COOLABAH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does COOLABAH mean?
- An Australian eucalyptus tree that grows beside rivers and creeks.
- What letters can be added to COOLABAH?
- COOLABAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of COOLABAH:
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