MBAQANGAS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 23 points
Yes for Scrabble. MBAQANGAS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept MBAQANGAS?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MBAQANGAS is to know. It scores 23 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MBAQANGAS
No single letter turns MBAQANGAS into another word.
How MBAQANGAS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MBAQANGAS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MBAQANGAS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MBAQANGAS
- MBAQANGAS 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
What does MBAQANGAS mean in Scrabble?
MBAQANGAS is the plural of MBAQANGA.
MBAQANGA(noun) — A rhythmic style of popular urban music from South Africa, blending local and Western influences.
Shorter words from the letters in MBAQANGAS
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Common questions about MBAQANGAS
- Is MBAQANGAS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MBAQANGAS is not in it.
- How many points is MBAQANGAS worth?
- MBAQANGAS is worth 23 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MBAQANGAS?
- No single letter can be added to MBAQANGAS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MBAQANGAS:
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