SHAMBA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHAMBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAMBA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAMBA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAMBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shambasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAMBA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHAMBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,035 thousand.
What does SHAMBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
In East Africa, a plot of land or small farm used for growing crops.
The word comes from Swahili and is used across Kenya, Tanzania and neighbouring countries for a family field or smallholding. A shamba may grow maize, beans or bananas for the household and for sale at the market. English-language news from the region uses it without translation. It points to a farm worked by a family rather than a large estate.
How SHAMBA is used
East African English; seen in travel writing and regional news.
- She walks to her shamba every morning before the heat.
- Their shamba lies beside the road to the lake.
- He grows maize and beans on a small shamba.
- The rains were late and the shamba stayed dry.
- A visitor can help weed the shamba during a farm stay.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAMBA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAMBA
1 longer words begin with SHAMBA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAMBA
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Common questions about SHAMBA
- Is SHAMBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAMBA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAMBA worth?
- SHAMBA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAMBA mean?
- In East Africa, a plot of land or small farm used for growing crops.
- What letters can be added to SHAMBA?
- SHAMBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHAMBA:
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