Definition of ABA
A coarse, often striped, felted fabric from the Middle East, woven from goat or camel hair.
A loose-fitting sleeveless garment, made from aba or silk, worn by Arabs.
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.
An altazimuth used for astronomy on either land or water.
The electric fish Gymnarchus niloticus (frankfish, freshwater rat-tail, African knifefish), found in swamps, lakes and rivers in Africa.
Word Details
Is ABA a Scrabble Word?
Yes, ABA is a valid word in the following dictionaries:
Tip: Short words like ABA are excellent for parallel plays and tight board positions in Scrabble.
Letter Values for ABA
Point breakdown for each letter in Scrabble and Words With Friends.
| Letter | a | b | a | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrabble | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| WWF | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Words You Can Make With the Letters in ABA
4 words from the letters in ABA
3-letter words
2-letter words
How to Use ABA in Word Games
ABA is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words With Friends, making it a modest-scoring word.
Short word advantage: ABA is only 3 letters, making it ideal for parallel plays where you form multiple words simultaneously by placing tiles adjacent to existing words on the board.
Looking for more words from these letters? Unscramble ABA to find 4 additional valid words.