TABLA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. TABLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TABLA?
| 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
Our own measure of how useful TABLA is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TABLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tablasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TABLA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TABLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,569.
What does TABLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A pair of small hand drums of different sizes, played together as the main percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music.
A tabla player sits cross-legged and strikes the two drums with the fingers and palms rather than with sticks, producing a wide range of pitched tones. The smaller, higher drum is called the dayan and the larger, lower one the bayan, and together the tabla can carry intricate rhythmic cycles beneath a singer or soloist. Outside India the tabla has also become common in fusion and world music recordings.
How TABLA is used
Associated with Hindustani classical music of North India, though the instrument now appears widely in fusion recordings.
- The tabla player kept a steady rhythm beneath the sitar.
- She practiced tabla for an hour every morning.
- The recording paired electric guitar with traditional tabla.
- His hands moved quickly across the tabla during the solo.
- The concert opened with a long tabla introduction.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TABLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TABLA
5 longer words begin with TABLA.
Words with TABLA inside
2 words contain TABLA in the middle. Words that start with TABLA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TABLA
Common questions about TABLA
- Is TABLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TABLA, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TABLA worth?
- TABLA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TABLA mean?
- A pair of small hand drums of different sizes, played together as the main percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music.
- What letters can be added to TABLA?
- TABLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TABLA:
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