Is QABALAH a valid word?

QABALAH is another spelling of the Jewish mystical tradition known as kabbalah, alongside QABALA, CABALA, KABALA and others, all valid. Its plural is QABALAHS. Think of it as QABALA with an H on the end: if QABALA is on the board, adding an H makes QABALAH and scores the Q again with a 4-point H. At seven letters, QABALAH from your own rack is also a bingo. Scholars of the tradition study the hidden meanings of Hebrew letters and numbers in scripture. The H on the end can also reach a letter bonus for a few more points.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + B 3 + A 1 + L 1 + A 1 + H 4 = 21. On a double-word square that's 42, on a triple-word 63, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QABALAH is worth 41 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Swap any one letter of QABALAH and these are still words:

No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, A, B, A, L, A and H.

QABALAH is another spelling of kabbalah, the mystical tradition. QABALA plus H.

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