MASTABA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MASTABA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MASTABA?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MASTABA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MASTABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MASTABA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in MASTABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does MASTABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An ancient Egyptian tomb with a flat roof and sloping sides, built over an underground burial chamber.
The mastaba came before the pyramids and was often made of mud brick. The step pyramid is thought to have grown from stacking several mastaba shapes on top of each other.
How MASTABA is used
Used in archaeology and Egyptian history.
- Archaeologists uncovered a mastaba near the pyramids.
- The mastaba contained a hidden shaft to the burial chamber.
- A low mastaba marked the official's grave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MASTABA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MASTABA
3 longer words begin with MASTABA.
Shorter words from the letters in MASTABA
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Common questions about MASTABA
- Is MASTABA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MASTABA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MASTABA worth?
- MASTABA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MASTABA mean?
- An ancient Egyptian tomb with a flat roof and sloping sides, built over an underground burial chamber.
- What letters can be added to MASTABA?
- MASTABA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of MASTABA:
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