Dictionary

Shamba

s ₁h ₄a ₁m ₃b ₃a ₁

About 2 syllables

6 letters · Rare

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

What does shamba mean?

We don’t have a definition for shamba 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 SHAMBA a valid word?

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

How many points is SHAMBA worth?

Scrabble

13 pts

s ₁h ₄a ₁m ₃b ₃a ₁

Words With Friends

14 pts

s ₁h ₃a ₁m ₄b ₄a ₁

Wordfeud

14 pts

s ₁h ₄a ₁m ₃b ₄a ₁

NYT Crossplay

13 pts

s ₁h ₃a ₁m ₃b ₄a ₁

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

Words from the letters in SHAMBA

Best shorter words top 30 of 48

hamba 12 abash 10 amahs 10 shama 10 amah 9 bash 9 hams 9 mash 9 samba 9 sham 9 bah 8 bams 8 ham 8 aahs 7 bam 7 hm 7 aah 6 abas 6 aha 6 ahs 6 amas 6 ash 6 baas 6 has 6 maas 6 masa 6 sama 6 sha 6 aba 5 abs 5

See all 48 words made from SHAMBA

Hooks for SHAMBA

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shambas

Shamba: quick answers

Is SHAMBA a valid Scrabble word?

Only in Collins. SHAMBA is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.

How many points is SHAMBA worth?

SHAMBA scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 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 SHAMBA?

You can make 48 shorter words from SHAMBA, such as HAMBA, ABASH, AMAHS, SHAMA. See the full list.