TOMBOLA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TOMBOLA 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 TOMBOLA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TOMBOLA is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TOMBOLA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tombolasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TOMBOLA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in TOMBOLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 661,688.
What does TOMBOLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A lottery game in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum to win prizes.
Tombola is a staple of village fetes and charity fairs, where the prizes are small and donated. The name comes from the Italian word for tumble, matching the spinning drum.
How TOMBOLA is used
Tombola is used mainly in British English for fairground and charity games.
- The tombola at the school fair raised a lot of money.
- She won a bottle of jam on the tombola.
- Volunteers turned the handle of the tombola drum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TOMBOLA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TOMBOLA
1 longer words begin with TOMBOLA.
Shorter words from the letters in TOMBOLA
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Common questions about TOMBOLA
- Is TOMBOLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TOMBOLA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TOMBOLA worth?
- TOMBOLA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TOMBOLA mean?
- A lottery game in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum to win prizes.
- What letters can be added to TOMBOLA?
- TOMBOLA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of TOMBOLA:
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