DHABA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. DHABA 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 11 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept DHABA?
| 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 | Valid |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DHABA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DHABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dhabasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DHABA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DHABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does DHABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A roadside food stall or small eatery, common along highways in South Asia.
A dhaba typically serves simple, freshly cooked meals to truck drivers and travellers along highways in India, Pakistan and neighbouring countries, often with a few tables set under a canopy rather than inside a formal restaurant. The food is usually regional and inexpensive rather than refined. The word has moved into English writing about South Asia without needing translation.
How DHABA is used
Indian English; used in ordinary speech and increasingly in wider English writing about the region.
- They stopped at a dhaba for lunch on the long drive.
- The dhaba served nothing but simple lentils and bread.
- Truckers favoured the dhaba for its cheap, hot food.
- A row of dhabas lined the highway outside the town.
- The dhaba stayed open long after the shops had closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DHABA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DHABA
1 longer words begin with DHABA.
Shorter words from the letters in DHABA
Common questions about DHABA
- Is DHABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DHABA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DHABA worth?
- DHABA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DHABA mean?
- A roadside food stall or small eatery, common along highways in South Asia.
- What letters can be added to DHABA?
- DHABA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DHABA:
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