JHALAS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. JHALAS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept JHALAS?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JHALAS is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JHALAS
No single letter turns JHALAS into another word.
How JHALAS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in JHALAS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does JHALAS mean in Scrabble?
JHALAS is the plural of JHALA.
JHALA(noun) — A fast, rhythmic passage played on a plucked string instrument near the end of an Indian classical music performance.
Shorter words from the letters in JHALAS
Common questions about JHALAS
- Is JHALAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and JHALAS is not in it.
- How many points is JHALAS worth?
- JHALAS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to JHALAS?
- No single letter can be added to JHALAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of JHALAS:
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