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Is CALABASH a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, CALABASH is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does CALABASH mean?

  1. noun

    round gourd of the calabash tree

  2. noun

    tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds

  3. noun

    Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits

  4. noun

    bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

15

Scrabble

17

Words With Friends

8

Letters

C (3) + A (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + A (1) + S (1) + H (4) = 15 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for CALABASH

CALABASH has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from CALABASH

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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