KABBALAH is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. KABBALAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KABBALAH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KABBALAH is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KABBALAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kabbalahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KABBALAH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KABBALAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| b | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KABBALAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does KABBALAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of scripture, concerned with hidden meanings of the divine.
Kabbalah was passed on at first by word of mouth and flourished in the later Middle Ages. It remains important in some Hasidic circles, and the word is often spelled in several ways in English.
How KABBALAH is used
Used in religious studies; sometimes extended loosely to any secret doctrine.
- He studied kabbalah under a respected rabbi.
- Medieval kabbalah read letters and numbers for hidden meaning.
- The library holds rare texts on kabbalah.
- Interest in kabbalah has grown among general readers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KABBALAH and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KABBALAH
1 longer words begin with KABBALAH.
Shorter words from the letters in KABBALAH
Common questions about KABBALAH
- Is KABBALAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KABBALAH, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KABBALAH worth?
- KABBALAH is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KABBALAH mean?
- The ancient Jewish tradition of mystical interpretation of scripture, concerned with hidden meanings of the divine.
- What letters can be added to KABBALAH?
- KABBALAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KABBALAH:
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