Indaba
6 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A traditional council or gathering held by indigenous peoples of southern Africa to deliberate on matters of communal importance.
“The tribal elders convened an indaba to resolve the long-standing dispute over water rights.”
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in·da·ba
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Ends in -ABA and starts with IND, with two A's in a six-letter word
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Worth 9 points, the two A's and a B make it useful when your rack is vowel-heavy
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