MASALA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. MASALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASALA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASALA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASALA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
masalasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASALA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in MASALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 443,472.
What does MASALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A blend of ground spices used to flavour dishes in Indian and South Asian cooking, or a dish made with such a blend.
A masala can be a fixed, widely known blend such as garam masala, or a mixture a cook grinds fresh for a single dish from spices such as cumin, coriander, and chilli. The word has spread from South Asian kitchens onto restaurant menus worldwide, where it can now also name a whole dish cooked with such a blend, as in chicken tikka masala. Masala comes from Urdu and Persian, where it simply means a mixture or spice, and proportions vary widely by region and family.
How MASALA is used
Common on menus and in recipes worldwide, not only in South Asian cooking.
- She ground her own masala instead of buying a ready-made mix.
- The recipe called for garam masala added right at the end of cooking.
- Chicken tikka masala has become one of Britain's most popular dishes.
- The market stall sold small paper packets of fresh masala.
- Every family seemed to have its own version of the masala.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASALA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MASALA
The 6 tiles of MASALA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MASALA
1 longer words begin with MASALA.
Shorter words from the letters in MASALA
Common questions about MASALA
- Is MASALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASALA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASALA worth?
- MASALA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASALA mean?
- A blend of ground spices used to flavour dishes in Indian and South Asian cooking, or a dish made with such a blend.
- What letters can be added to MASALA?
- MASALA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of MASALA:
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