YABA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. YABA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept YABA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YABA is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YABA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yabasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YABA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YABA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,231.
What does YABA mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalhumorous
A humorous, informal term for yet another bloody acronym, used to mock excessive jargon.
Yaba pokes fun at workplaces and manuals so thick with abbreviations that even the abbreviations need explaining, and the word itself is a joking acronym of that very complaint. It is used mainly by people frustrated with jargon-heavy writing.
How YABA is used
Informal office humour, used to comment on excessive acronyms.
- He sighed and called the new term just another yaba.
- The meeting was full of yaba that nobody bothered to explain.
- She joked that the report was drowning in yaba.
- Another yaba appeared on the slide before anyone could ask.
- The manual's glossary was mostly a list of yaba.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YABA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YABA
The 4 tiles of YABA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with YABA
1 longer words begin with YABA.
Shorter words from the letters in YABA
Common questions about YABA
- Is YABA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and YABA is not in it.
- How many points is YABA worth?
- YABA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YABA mean?
- A humorous, informal term for yet another bloody acronym, used to mock excessive jargon.
- What letters can be added to YABA?
- YABA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YABA:
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