HALVAH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HALVAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HALVAH?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HALVAH is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HALVAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
halvahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HALVAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in HALVAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,139 thousand.
What stands out about HALVAH
- HALVAH begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does HALVAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet confection made from ground sesame seeds and sugar or honey, popular in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
Halvah is dense and crumbly, often sold in blocks and sometimes mixed with nuts, chocolate or pistachios. The spelling halvah is the one most common in American shops and recipes.
How HALVAH is used
Mentioned in food writing and recipes, often as a sweet to serve with coffee or tea.
- He bought a slab of marbled halvah at the market.
- Pistachio halvah crumbled on the plate beside her tea.
- The bakery sells halvah in chocolate and vanilla flavours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HALVAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HALVAH
1 longer words begin with HALVAH.
Shorter words from the letters in HALVAH
Common questions about HALVAH
- Is HALVAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HALVAH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HALVAH worth?
- HALVAH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HALVAH mean?
- A sweet confection made from ground sesame seeds and sugar or honey, popular in the Middle East and the Mediterranean.
- What letters can be added to HALVAH?
- HALVAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of HALVAH:
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