/əˈbɑ/
noun

Is ABA a Scrabble word?

Yes. ABA is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins, and in ENABLE. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.

  2. A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.

  3. An outer garment made of the above, very simple in form, worn by the Arabs of the desert. The illustration shows such an aba, made of two breadths of stuff sewed together to make an oblong about four by nine feet.

  4. Such a garment that is specific to women.

    “Holonym: hijab”

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: aba via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَبَاءَة (ʕabāʔa). Compare abaya.

Similar and opposite words

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ABA at a glance

ABA has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + B 3 + A 1) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #18,607 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ABA

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Same last three letters as ABA. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • BABA8
  • YABA9
  • INDABA9
  • CABA8
  • ARABA7
  • MASTABA11
  • AQUAFABA22
  • DJELLABA18
  • CASABA10
  • JELLABA16
  • JABOTICABA23
  • CASSABA11

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