MBAQANGA is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. MBAQANGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MBAQANGA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MBAQANGA is to know. It scores 22 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MBAQANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
mbaqangasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MBAQANGA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MBAQANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MBAQANGA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MBAQANGA
- MBAQANGA takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with MBAQANGA
1 longer words begin with MBAQANGA.
Shorter words from the letters in MBAQANGA
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Common questions about MBAQANGA
- Is MBAQANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MBAQANGA, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MBAQANGA worth?
- MBAQANGA is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MBAQANGA?
- MBAQANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MBAQANGA:
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