WADA is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. WADA is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 8 points there.
Which word lists accept WADA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WADA is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WADA
No single letter turns WADA into another word.
How WADA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WADA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does WADA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A small, deep-fried ball made from ground pulses, a variant spelling of vada in Indian cuisine.
Cooks grind lentils or other pulses into a thick batter, shape it into small rounds, and fry them until crisp to make a wada, a savoury snack served across South Asia. The more common spelling vada appears just as often as wada in restaurant menus and recipes.
How WADA is used
Used in South Asian cookery and restaurant menus.
- She served hot wada alongside the chutney.
- The street stall sold nothing but wada and tea.
- He ordered a plate of wada for breakfast.
- The recipe calls for soaking the lentils before shaping the wada.
- Each wada came out crisp and golden from the oil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WADA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of WADA
The 4 tiles of WADA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with WADA
1 longer words begin with WADA.
Words with WADA inside
1 words contain WADA in the middle. Words that start with WADA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WADA
Common questions about WADA
- Is WADA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WADA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WADA worth?
- WADA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WADA mean?
- A small, deep-fried ball made from ground pulses, a variant spelling of vada in Indian cuisine.
- What letters can be added to WADA?
- No single letter can be added to WADA to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WADA:
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