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Lambada

l ₁a ₁m ₃b ₃a ₁d ₂a ₁

About 3 syllables

7 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : not valid
Wordle : not valid

What does lambada mean?

We don’t have a definition for lambada yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is LAMBADA a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	No
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is LAMBADA worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

l ₁a ₁m ₃b ₃a ₁d ₂a ₁

Words With Friends

15 pts

l ₂a ₁m ₄b ₄a ₁d ₂a ₁

Wordfeud

13 pts

l ₁a ₁m ₃b ₄a ₁d ₂a ₁

NYT Crossplay

14 pts

l ₂a ₁m ₃b ₄a ₁d ₂a ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LAMBADA

Best shorter words top 30 of 40

lambda 11 balm 8 blam 8 labda 8 lamb 8 bald 7 bam 7 blad 7 alba 6 alma 6 amla 6 baal 6 bad 6 dab 6 dam 6 lama 6 mad 6 mala 6 aba 5 alb 5 ama 5 baa 5 bal 5 lab 5 lam 5 maa 5 mal 5 ab 4 am 4 ba 4

See all 40 words made from LAMBADA

Hooks for LAMBADA

Add one letter to the front or back of LAMBADA to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

lambadas

Lambada: quick answers

Is LAMBADA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. LAMBADA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.

How many points is LAMBADA worth?

LAMBADA scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in LAMBADA?

You can make 40 shorter words from LAMBADA, such as LAMBDA, BALM, BLAM, LABDA. See the full list.