DURBAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. DURBAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DURBAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DURBAR is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DURBAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
durbarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DURBAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in DURBAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 275,938.
What does DURBAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In India, the ceremonial court or formal audience of a prince or ruler, or a grand public gathering held by British rulers.
The word comes from Persian and passed into English during the days of British India, where it named both the hall of an Indian ruler and the gathering held there. The best-known examples were the great Delhi durbars of 1877, 1903 and 1911, staged to proclaim the monarch with processions and display. A related spelling is darbar, which is the form used in modern Indian languages.
How DURBAR is used
Historical; found in writing about South Asia under princely and colonial rule.
- The maharaja received his guests in a grand durbar.
- Every chief of the region came to the durbar at Delhi.
- Painters recorded the durbar in rich detail.
- The durbar hall was hung with silk and lit by hundreds of lamps.
- A durbar was held to mark the new ruler's accession.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DURBAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DURBAR
1 longer words begin with DURBAR.
Shorter words from the letters in DURBAR
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Common questions about DURBAR
- Is DURBAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DURBAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DURBAR worth?
- DURBAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DURBAR mean?
- In India, the ceremonial court or formal audience of a prince or ruler, or a grand public gathering held by British rulers.
- What letters can be added to DURBAR?
- DURBAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of DURBAR:
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