Is SAMBAS valid in Words with Friends?

Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMBAS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.

How many points is SAMBAS worth?

SAMBAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SAMBAS?

SAMBAS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

SAMBAS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points

Yes. SAMBAS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.

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PlayableSAMBAS · 6 letters · 10 pts Scrabble · 12 pts WWF

10points in Scrabble

12points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,380 thousandodds of drawing this rack

Which word lists accept SAMBAS?

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

30WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

1.67

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

Our own measure of how useful SAMBAS is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SAMBAS

Front hooks — 1

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Back hooks — 0

None.

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.

How SAMBAS scores

Scrabble s1a1m3b3a1s1 10

Words with Friends s1a1m4b4a1s1 12

Face value of the 6 tiles in SAMBAS, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Letter	Needed	In the bag
s	2	4
a	2	9
m	1	2
b	1	2

Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.

What stands out about SAMBAS

SAMBAS begins and ends with the same letter.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Shorter words from the letters in SAMBAS

samba9 amass7 assam7 masas7 massa7 samas7 bams8 abas6 amas6 baas6 bass6 maas6 masa6 mass6 sabs6 sama6 sams6 bam7 aba5 abs5 ama5 baa5 bas5 maa5 mas5 sab5 sam5 sma5 aas3 ass3 ab4 am4 ba4 ma4 aa2 as2

Common questions about SAMBAS

Is SAMBAS valid in Words with Friends?: Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMBAS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
How many points is SAMBAS worth?: SAMBAS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to SAMBAS?: SAMBAS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAMBAS:

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