HALALA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. HALALA 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 HALALA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALALA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALALA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALALA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HALALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,183 thousand.
What does HALALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small coin of Saudi Arabia, worth one hundredth of a riyal.
The halala is the subunit of the Saudi riyal, so a hundred of them make a single riyal. It is mostly seen on prices and small change, since few purchases are now counted in single coins of this kind. The plural is usually written halalas or kept as halala after a number.
How HALALA is used
Used for Saudi currency; a variant spelling with a final h also exists.
- The newspaper cost a few riyals and fifty halala.
- He counted the halala in his pocket and found only ten.
- One halala is worth very little on its own.
- The price tag showed the riyal and the halala separately.
- She kept an old halala coin as a souvenir of the trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALALA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALALA
3 longer words begin with HALALA.
Shorter words from the letters in HALALA
Common questions about HALALA
- Is HALALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALALA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALALA worth?
- HALALA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALALA mean?
- A small coin of Saudi Arabia, worth one hundredth of a riyal.
- What letters can be added to HALALA?
- HALALA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HALALA:
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