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Is halwa a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word halwa is a Scrabble US word. The word halwa is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is halwa a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word halwa is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

H4A1L1W4A1

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5-letter words (1 found)

HALWA,

4-letter words (1 found)

WAAH,

3-letter words (10 found)

AAH,AAL,AHA,ALA,AWA,AWL,HAW,LAH,LAW,WHA,

2-letter words (6 found)

AA,AH,AL,AW,HA,LA,

You can make 18 words from halwa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of halwa

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Definitions and meaning of halwa

halwa

Noun

halwa (countable and uncountable, plural halwas)

  1. Alternative spelling of halva

Cebuano

Alternative forms

  • hawla

Etymology

Metathesis of hawla, from Spanish jaula.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: hal‧wa
  • IPA(key): /ˈhalwa/, [ˈhal̪.wʌ]

Noun

halwa

  1. cage (of animals such as birds)
  2. (colloquial) jail; prison cell
    Synonym: prisohan

Hausa

Etymology

From Arabic خَلْوَة (ḵalwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hál.wàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [hál.wàː]

Noun

halwā̀ f (possessed form halwàr̃)

  1. (Islam) khalwa, a religious retreat in Sufism

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic حَلْوَى (ḥalwā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /halwa/
  • Rhymes: -alwa, -lwa, -wa
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [häl.wə]

Noun

halwa (Jawi spelling هلوا or حلوا or حلوى, plural halwa-halwa, informal 1st possessive halwaku, 2nd possessive halwamu, 3rd possessive halwanya)

  1. fruit preserved in sugar

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Malaccan Creole Malay: alua
  • Indonesian: halwa

Further reading

  • “halwa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Venda

Noun

halwa

  1. beer

Source: wiktionary.org