FALAJ is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points
It depends on the list you play by. FALAJ 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 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept FALAJ?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FALAJ is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FALAJ
No single letter turns FALAJ into another word.
How FALAJ scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FALAJ, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 261,415.
What does FALAJ mean in Scrabble?
noun
regionaltechnical
A traditional irrigation channel that carries water from underground or mountain sources, especially in Oman.
A falaj is a channel, often partly underground, that carries water by gravity from a spring or aquifer to fields and settlements far away. The system dates back many centuries in Oman and neighbouring parts of Arabia, where reliable surface water is scarce. Communities traditionally shared the water carried by a falaj according to fixed schedules, dividing the flow fairly among different families and fields. Several ancient falaj networks in Oman are now protected as heritage sites for their engineering and continued use.
How FALAJ is used
This is a technical and regional term, encountered mainly in writing about Omani history, geography and irrigation engineering.
- The village still draws its water from a centuries-old falaj.
- Engineers studied the falaj to understand its ancient gradient calculations.
- Farmers divided the falaj water strictly by the hour.
- Tourists visited the falaj as one of the region oldest structures.
- The falaj ran for several kilometres underground before reaching the oasis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FALAJ and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of FALAJ
The 5 tiles of FALAJ in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in FALAJ
Common questions about FALAJ
- Is FALAJ valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and FALAJ is not in it.
- How many points is FALAJ worth?
- FALAJ is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FALAJ mean?
- A traditional irrigation channel that carries water from underground or mountain sources, especially in Oman.
- What letters can be added to FALAJ?
- No single letter can be added to FALAJ to make another word.
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