LAMBADA is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. LAMBADA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept LAMBADA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful LAMBADA is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for LAMBADA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
lambadasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How LAMBADA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in LAMBADA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,978 thousand.
What does LAMBADA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A fast, sensual Brazilian dance in which couples dance very close together.
The lambada swept through Europe and America in the late 1980s, helped by a hit song of the same name. Dancers move their hips in rapid, swaying rhythms.
How LAMBADA is used
The word lambada names both the dance and the music that goes with it.
- They took a class to learn the lambada.
- The band struck up a lambada and the floor filled.
- Everyone in the summer of 1989 seemed to know the lambada.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of LAMBADA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with LAMBADA
1 longer words begin with LAMBADA.
Shorter words from the letters in LAMBADA
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Common questions about LAMBADA
- Is LAMBADA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts LAMBADA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is LAMBADA worth?
- LAMBADA is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does LAMBADA mean?
- A fast, sensual Brazilian dance in which couples dance very close together.
- What letters can be added to LAMBADA?
- LAMBADA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of LAMBADA:
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