DJELLABA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. DJELLABA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DJELLABA?
| 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 DJELLABA is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DJELLABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DJELLABA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DJELLABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DJELLABA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DJELLABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long, loose hooded robe worn especially in North Africa.
The djellaba is an everyday garment in Morocco, made of wool for winter and cotton for summer. Both men and women wear it, and the hood is a distinctive feature.
How DJELLABA is used
Djellaba is the most common spelling; several variants exist.
- He wore a grey djellaba to the market.
- The djellaba kept off the desert wind.
- She sewed a djellaba from soft wool.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DJELLABA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DJELLABA
3 longer words begin with DJELLABA.
Shorter words from the letters in DJELLABA
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Common questions about DJELLABA
- Is DJELLABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DJELLABA, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DJELLABA worth?
- DJELLABA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DJELLABA mean?
- A long, loose hooded robe worn especially in North Africa.
- What letters can be added to DJELLABA?
- DJELLABA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DJELLABA:
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