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 letters can be added to SHAMBA?

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

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.

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PlayableSHAMBA · 6 letters · 13 pts Scrabble · 14 pts WWF

13points in Scrabble

14points in Words with Friends

6letters

1hook available

1 in 1,035 thousandodds of drawing this rack

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

34WORD POWER

Points per tile 35%

2.17

Hooks 25%

Bingo potential 20%

Tile availability 20%

4.67%

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

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SHAMBA scores

Scrabble s1h4a1m3b3a1 13

Words with Friends s1h3a1m4b4a1 14

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.

Words starting with SHAMBA

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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 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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