HATHA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. HATHA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept HATHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HATHA is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HATHA
No single letter turns HATHA into another word.
How HATHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HATHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 348,553.
What does HATHA mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Relating to a branch of yoga that focuses on physical postures, breathing and bodily control.
Hatha comes from Sanskrit words for force or effort, reflecting the physical discipline of holding postures and controlling breath rather than the purely meditative side of yoga. Most modern postural yoga classes taught in gyms and studios trace their roots to hatha practice, even when the class is labeled by another style name.
How HATHA is used
Technical term from yoga tradition, used almost always before the word yoga or practice.
- She teaches a gentle hatha class on Tuesday mornings.
- Hatha technique emphasizes posture and steady breath.
- The studio offers both hatha and faster-paced styles.
- His first exposure to yoga was a beginner hatha course.
- The manual traces the history of hatha practice in detail.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HATHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in HATHA
Common questions about HATHA
- Is HATHA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and HATHA is not in it.
- How many points is HATHA worth?
- HATHA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HATHA mean?
- Relating to a branch of yoga that focuses on physical postures, breathing and bodily control.
- What letters can be added to HATHA?
- No single letter can be added to HATHA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HATHA:
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