HIBACHI is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. HIBACHI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIBACHI?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIBACHI is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIBACHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hibachisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIBACHI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HIBACHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What does HIBACHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A portable charcoal-burning grill or brazier used for cooking food.
A hibachi is small enough to set on a table or patio, and its open top lets diners cook slices of meat and vegetables themselves. In Japan the word can also name a heating bowl for warming a room. Restaurants borrowed the name for flat-top grills, which is a looser use.
How HIBACHI is used
Hibachi is used for small charcoal grills and, in the restaurant trade, for teppanyaki-style cooking tables.
- He lit the charcoal in the hibachi and waited for the coals to turn grey.
- A cast-iron hibachi sat on the balcony rail.
- We grilled skewers over a hibachi at the picnic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIBACHI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIBACHI
1 longer words begin with HIBACHI.
Shorter words from the letters in HIBACHI
Common questions about HIBACHI
- Is HIBACHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIBACHI, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIBACHI worth?
- HIBACHI is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIBACHI mean?
- A portable charcoal-burning grill or brazier used for cooking food.
- What letters can be added to HIBACHI?
- HIBACHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HIBACHI:
Open HIBACHI in the Word Finder