TAMPALA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TAMPALA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TAMPALA?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TAMPALA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TAMPALA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tampalasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TAMPALA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TAMPALA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,985 thousand.
What does TAMPALA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A branching tropical plant of the amaranth family, grown in Asia as a leafy green vegetable.
Tampala is a leafy vegetable whose leaves are cooked like spinach. Gardeners also grow it for its coloured foliage, and the plant belongs to the species Amaranthus tricolor.
How TAMPALA is used
Used for an Asian leaf vegetable of the amaranth family.
- We stir-fried tampala with garlic.
- The market sold bunches of fresh tampala.
- Tampala grows quickly in warm weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TAMPALA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TAMPALA
1 longer words begin with TAMPALA.
Shorter words from the letters in TAMPALA
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Common questions about TAMPALA
- Is TAMPALA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TAMPALA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TAMPALA worth?
- TAMPALA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TAMPALA mean?
- A branching tropical plant of the amaranth family, grown in Asia as a leafy green vegetable.
- What letters can be added to TAMPALA?
- TAMPALA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TAMPALA:
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