ZAREBA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. ZAREBA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAREBA?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAREBA is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAREBA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zarebasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAREBA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZAREBA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does ZAREBA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A fence of thorn bushes built to protect a camp or village, especially in Sudan.
Traders and soldiers in northeast Africa raised a zareba around their tents at night to keep out raiders and animals. The word comes from Arabic and is common in colonial-era accounts.
How ZAREBA is used
Zareba is mostly found in historical travel and war writing.
- The soldiers built a zareba around the camp.
- Thorn branches were piled high to form a zareba.
- Cattle were kept inside the zareba at night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAREBA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAREBA
1 longer words begin with ZAREBA.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAREBA
Common questions about ZAREBA
- Is ZAREBA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAREBA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAREBA worth?
- ZAREBA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAREBA mean?
- A fence of thorn bushes built to protect a camp or village, especially in Sudan.
- What letters can be added to ZAREBA?
- ZAREBA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZAREBA:
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