DAHABEEAH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAHABEEAH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DAHABEEAH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAHABEEAH is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAHABEEAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dahabeeahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAHABEEAH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DAHABEEAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DAHABEEAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about DAHABEEAH
- DAHABEEAH runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with DAHABEEAH
1 longer words begin with DAHABEEAH.
Shorter words from the letters in DAHABEEAH
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Common questions about DAHABEEAH
- Is DAHABEEAH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DAHABEEAH is not in it.
- How many points is DAHABEEAH worth?
- DAHABEEAH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DAHABEEAH?
- DAHABEEAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DAHABEEAH:
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