DAWAH is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. DAWAH is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DAWAH?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DAWAH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DAWAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dawahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DAWAH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in DAWAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 130,708.
What does DAWAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The Islamic practice of inviting people to learn about and accept the Muslim faith.
Dawah comes from an Arabic root meaning to call or invite, and it covers everything from a quiet conversation about belief to organised missionary work run by a mosque or charity. English writers borrowed dawah directly rather than translating it, because no single English word covers both the personal and the organised sense at once. The word is used mainly in discussions of Islam and rarely appears outside that context.
How DAWAH is used
Used in English writing about Islam; treated as a noun and usually left uncapitalised.
- The center runs a dawah programme for new arrivals in the city.
- She described dawah as an invitation rather than a demand.
- His book on dawah explains the word's Arabic root.
- Volunteers doing dawah handed out leaflets outside the station.
- The imam drew a line between dawah and forceful conversion.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DAWAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DAWAH
1 longer words begin with DAWAH.
Shorter words from the letters in DAWAH
Common questions about DAWAH
- Is DAWAH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DAWAH is not in it.
- How many points is DAWAH worth?
- DAWAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DAWAH mean?
- The Islamic practice of inviting people to learn about and accept the Muslim faith.
- What letters can be added to DAWAH?
- DAWAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of DAWAH:
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