wahala
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 6
Definition of wahala
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
-
(Nigeria, uncountable)trouble; problem.
“Oscar flashed me another bent grin, palmed a pistol from under the seat and said, "First time in Nigeria? No wahalla, you are always protected sa."”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Yoruba wàhálà, from Hausa wàhalā̀, from Arabic وَهْلَة (wahla, “fright, terror”).
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