AYATOLLAH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. AYATOLLAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AYATOLLAH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AYATOLLAH is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AYATOLLAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
ayatollahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AYATOLLAH scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in AYATOLLAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 3 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so AYATOLLAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does AYATOLLAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
A high-ranking Shiite religious leader, especially in Iran, who is an authority on Islamic law.
The title ayatollah is one of respect for senior clerics and is best known from Iranian public life. Speakers sometimes use it loosely for any strict, uncompromising leader.
How AYATOLLAH is used
Used as a title before a name, as in Ayatollah Khomeini, and sometimes figuratively.
- The ayatollah delivered a sermon to thousands of worshippers.
- Each ayatollah gives rulings to his followers.
- Reporters waited outside the home of the ayatollah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AYATOLLAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AYATOLLAH
1 longer words begin with AYATOLLAH.
Shorter words from the letters in AYATOLLAH
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Common questions about AYATOLLAH
- Is AYATOLLAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AYATOLLAH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AYATOLLAH worth?
- AYATOLLAH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AYATOLLAH mean?
- A high-ranking Shiite religious leader, especially in Iran, who is an authority on Islamic law.
- What letters can be added to AYATOLLAH?
- AYATOLLAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of AYATOLLAH:
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