AFRIT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. AFRIT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AFRIT?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AFRIT is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AFRIT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
afritsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AFRIT scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AFRIT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,909.
What stands out about AFRIT
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AFRIT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A powerful and often malevolent spirit or demon in Arabic and Islamic folklore.
An afrit is traditionally described as a fierce, smoke-born spirit stronger and more dangerous than an ordinary jinni, sometimes said to rise from the ground or from fire itself. The figure appears throughout classical Arabic storytelling, including tales collected in versions of the Thousand and One Nights, and later entered English fantasy writing under this and related spellings such as ifrit.
How AFRIT is used
Literary noun, borrowed from Arabic; found in folklore retellings and fantasy fiction.
- The storyteller described an afrit rising from the ashes of the fire.
- In the tale, an afrit guarded the entrance to the buried treasure.
- The novel's afrit could shift its shape at will.
- Villagers blamed the strange noises on a wandering afrit.
- The old manuscript warned travelers of an afrit haunting the ruins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AFRIT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of AFRIT
The 5 tiles of AFRIT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with AFRIT
1 longer words begin with AFRIT.
Shorter words from the letters in AFRIT
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Common questions about AFRIT
- Is AFRIT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AFRIT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AFRIT worth?
- AFRIT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AFRIT mean?
- A powerful and often malevolent spirit or demon in Arabic and Islamic folklore.
- What letters can be added to AFRIT?
- AFRIT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AFRIT:
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