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Is poobah a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word poobah is a Scrabble US word. The word poobah is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

P3O1O1B3A1H4

Is poobah a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word poobah is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

P3O1O1B3A1H4

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6-letter words (1 found)

POOBAH,

4-letter words (6 found)

BOHO,BOOH,HOBO,HOOP,OPAH,POOH,

3-letter words (26 found)

ABO,APO,BAH,BAO,BAP,BOA,BOH,BOO,BOP,HAO,HAP,HOA,HOB,HOO,HOP,OBA,OBO,OHO,OOH,OOP,OPA,PAH,PHO,POA,POH,POO,

2-letter words (12 found)

AB,AH,BA,BO,HA,HO,OB,OH,OO,OP,PA,PO,

You can make 45 words from poobah according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of poobah

poobah

Alternative forms

  • pooh bah, pooh-bah, poo bah, poo-bah, Poo-Bah, Pooh-Bah

Etymology

From Pooh-Bah, a comic character in the Gilbert & Sullivan operetta The Mikado (1885), formed as pooh +‎ bah, both expressing contempt. Libretto by W. S. Gilbert, preceded by character Pish-Tush-Pooh-Bah (described as “haughty”) in “King Borriah Bungalee Boo” (1866), one of the Bab Ballads, with pish and tush other terms of contempt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːbɑː/

Noun

poobah (plural poobahs)

  1. A person who holds multiple offices or positions of power at the same time.
  2. A leader or other important person.
  3. A pompous, self-important person.

Derived terms

  • grand poobah

See also

  • dual mandate
  • nabob
  • tycoon

Source: wiktionary.org