EFFENDI is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. EFFENDI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept EFFENDI?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful EFFENDI is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for EFFENDI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
effendisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How EFFENDI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in EFFENDI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123 thousand.
What does EFFENDI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A Turkish title of respect for an educated man or official, used in the Ottoman Empire and the eastern Mediterranean.
In Ottoman times an effendi was addressed this way after his name, much as sir or master would be used in English. The title was dropped in Turkey in the 1930s. Writers on the Middle East still use effendi when describing the educated middle class of that period.
How EFFENDI is used
Found in historical writing and novels set in the Ottoman world, as a title or a noun for such a man.
- The clerk bowed and addressed him as effendi.
- Every effendi in the town wore a red fez.
- The novel follows a young effendi sent to the capital.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of EFFENDI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with EFFENDI
1 longer words begin with EFFENDI.
Shorter words from the letters in EFFENDI
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Common questions about EFFENDI
- Is EFFENDI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts EFFENDI, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is EFFENDI worth?
- EFFENDI is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does EFFENDI mean?
- A Turkish title of respect for an educated man or official, used in the Ottoman Empire and the eastern Mediterranean.
- What letters can be added to EFFENDI?
- EFFENDI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of EFFENDI:
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