WASABI is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. WASABI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WASABI?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WASABI is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WASABI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wasabisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WASABI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WASABI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does WASABI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A pungent green paste made from the root of a Japanese plant, served with raw fish and sushi.
Wasabi gives a sharp, hot sensation that rises into the nose rather than burning the tongue, and it fades quickly. Real wasabi comes from the grated stem of a plant that grows beside cool mountain streams in Japan, and it is costly and hard to cultivate, so many restaurants serve a substitute of horseradish and green colouring. The word is Japanese and entered English in the twentieth century as sushi spread abroad.
How WASABI is used
Everyday food word; it can refer to the plant, the root or the finished paste.
- He mixed a little wasabi into the soy sauce.
- Too much wasabi made her eyes water at once.
- Fresh wasabi is grated just before the meal is served.
- The restaurant offers wasabi peas as a snack.
- Few diners can tell real wasabi from the cheaper paste.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WASABI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WASABI
1 longer words begin with WASABI.
Shorter words from the letters in WASABI
Common questions about WASABI
- Is WASABI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WASABI, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WASABI worth?
- WASABI is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WASABI mean?
- A pungent green paste made from the root of a Japanese plant, served with raw fish and sushi.
- What letters can be added to WASABI?
- WASABI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WASABI:
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