TOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. TOLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TOLA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOLA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOLA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOLA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about TOLA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does TOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A traditional unit of weight used in South Asia, equal to about 11.7 grams, historically the weight of a silver rupee coin.
A tola is used, especially in India and neighbouring countries, to weigh precious metals such as gold and silver. Jewellers still price gold by the tola in some markets.
How TOLA is used
Used mainly in South Asian commerce, jewellery trade and historical accounts of Indian currency.
- The jeweller weighed the gold bangle at two tola.
- Gold prices in the region are often quoted per tola.
- A tola of silver once matched the weight of a rupee coin.
- The merchant sold the spice by the tola rather than the gram.
- Old ledgers record purchases of gold in tola and ser.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TOLA
The 4 tiles of TOLA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with TOLA
9 longer words begin with TOLA.
Words ending in TOLA
1 words end in TOLA. Useful as a back hook: play TOLA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TOLA inside
Showing 24 of 35 words that contain TOLA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TOLA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TOLA
Common questions about TOLA
- Is TOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOLA, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOLA worth?
- TOLA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOLA mean?
- A traditional unit of weight used in South Asia, equal to about 11.7 grams, historically the weight of a silver rupee coin.
- What letters can be added to TOLA?
- TOLA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TOLA:
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