SABHA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. SABHA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SABHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SABHA is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SABHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sabhasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SABHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SABHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What stands out about SABHA
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SABHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A string of beads used by Muslims to count prayers or the names of God while reciting.
A sabha is typically threaded from wood, olive stones or plastic and strung in sets of thirty-three or ninety-nine, each full pass through it marking a complete round of remembrance. Believers slip it between finger and thumb almost automatically, in mosques, on buses, or waiting in a queue, so the object becomes as much a habit of the hand as an aid to memory. The same word is also spelled subha, and travellers across the Arab world meet both spellings on stalls selling them as souvenirs.
How SABHA is used
Used mainly in writing about Islamic prayer practice; also spelled subha.
- He counted his prayers on a wooden sabha as he walked.
- The old man kept a sabha in his pocket at all times.
- She bought a sabha carved from olive wood in the market.
- Each bead of the sabha marked another repeated phrase.
- The sabha passed slowly through his fingers during prayer.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SABHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SABHA
The 5 tiles of SABHA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SABHA
1 longer words begin with SABHA.
Shorter words from the letters in SABHA
Common questions about SABHA
- Is SABHA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SABHA is not in it.
- How many points is SABHA worth?
- SABHA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SABHA mean?
- A string of beads used by Muslims to count prayers or the names of God while reciting.
- What letters can be added to SABHA?
- SABHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SABHA:
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