JELLABA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. JELLABA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept JELLABA?
| 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: 64 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JELLABA is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JELLABA
Front hooks — 1
djellabaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JELLABA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in JELLABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does JELLABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A loose, long-sleeved hooded robe of the kind traditionally worn in North Africa and the Middle East.
A jellaba is cut full so that air moves freely, which makes it practical in hot days and warm enough in cool desert nights. The hood can be raised against sun, wind or dust.
How JELLABA is used
The word jellaba is common in travel writing about Morocco and neighbouring countries, where spellings vary widely.
- The merchant wore a striped jellaba and a pair of yellow slippers.
- A grey jellaba kept the shepherd warm on the mountain road.
- She bought a hand-stitched jellaba in the market.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JELLABA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JELLABA
3 longer words begin with JELLABA.
Shorter words from the letters in JELLABA
Common questions about JELLABA
- Is JELLABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JELLABA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JELLABA worth?
- JELLABA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JELLABA mean?
- A loose, long-sleeved hooded robe of the kind traditionally worn in North Africa and the Middle East.
- What letters can be added to JELLABA?
- JELLABA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of JELLABA:
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