CALIPH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. CALIPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CALIPH?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CALIPH is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CALIPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
caliphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CALIPH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in CALIPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What does CALIPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The supreme religious and political ruler of a Muslim state, regarded as the successor of the Prophet Muhammad.
The office of caliph began after the death of Muhammad in 632 and passed through several dynasties, including the Umayyads and the Abbasids, whose court sat in Baghdad. Later the title was claimed by rulers in Cairo, Cordoba and finally by the Ottoman sultans until the office was abolished in 1924. Writers often use the word loosely for any powerful Eastern monarch of the Arabian Nights type.
How CALIPH is used
Mainly historical; the form caliph is the usual English spelling, with calif as a less common variant.
- The caliph received envoys in the great hall of his palace.
- Harun al-Rashid is the best known caliph of the Abbasid age.
- Each new caliph was sworn in by the leading men of the city.
- The story tells how a caliph walked the streets in disguise.
- The last caliph lost his office when the republic was founded.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CALIPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with CALIPH
4 longer words begin with CALIPH.
Shorter words from the letters in CALIPH
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Common questions about CALIPH
- Is CALIPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CALIPH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CALIPH worth?
- CALIPH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CALIPH mean?
- The supreme religious and political ruler of a Muslim state, regarded as the successor of the Prophet Muhammad.
- What letters can be added to CALIPH?
- CALIPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of CALIPH:
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