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Sambas

s 1a 1m 3b 3a 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 6 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of samba

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

What does sambas mean?

noun

  1. large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

    Synonymsobecheobechiareretriplochiton scleroxcylon

  2. music composed for dancing the samba

  3. a lively ballroom dance from Brazil

  4. a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

verb

  1. dance the samba

Definitions shown for samba, the base form of sambas.

Is SAMBAS a valid word?

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

How many points is SAMBAS worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
s 1a 1m 3b 3a 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
s 1a 1m 4b 4a 1s 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
s 1a 1m 3b 4a 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
s 1a 1m 3b 4a 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in SAMBAS

Hooks for SAMBAS

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

Front hooks

tsambas

Back hooks

None

Sambas: quick answers

Is SAMBAS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SAMBAS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SAMBAS worth?
SAMBAS scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sambas mean?
sambas is the plural and third-person singular form of samba, which means “large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SAMBAS?
You can make 36 shorter words from SAMBAS, such as SAMBA, BAMS, AMASS, ASSAM. See the full list.