HABU is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HABU is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HABU?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HABU is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HABU
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
habusChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HABU scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HABU, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does HABU mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A venomous pit viper of the Ryukyu Islands.
Habu is a Japanese word and names a snake found on Okinawa and the islands around it. The word reached English through American servicemen stationed there after 1945.
How HABU is used
Countable: a habu, two habus.
- A habu can strike from a considerable distance.
- The word habu is Japanese and names a pit viper.
- Two habus were caught in the same field.
- Servicemen on Okinawa brought habu into English.
- The habu is found only on those islands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HABU and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HABU
The 4 tiles of HABU in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HABU
1 longer words begin with HABU.
Words with HABU inside
2 words contain HABU in the middle. Words that start with HABU are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HABU
Common questions about HABU
- Is HABU valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HABU, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HABU worth?
- HABU is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HABU mean?
- A venomous pit viper of the Ryukyu Islands.
- What letters can be added to HABU?
- HABU takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HABU:
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