HAFTARA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. HAFTARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HAFTARA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HAFTARA is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HAFTARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HAFTARA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in HAFTARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,323 thousand.
What does HAFTARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A selection from the Books of the Prophets read aloud in the synagogue after the Torah portion.
The haftara is tied to the weekly Torah reading and often echoes its theme. Young people recite it during a bar or bat mitzvah.
How HAFTARA is used
Haftara is a Jewish liturgical term, spelled several ways in English.
- He chanted the haftara on Saturday morning.
- Each haftara is chosen to match the weekly Torah portion.
- She practised her haftara for months before the ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HAFTARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HAFTARA
3 longer words begin with HAFTARA.
Shorter words from the letters in HAFTARA
Common questions about HAFTARA
- Is HAFTARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HAFTARA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HAFTARA worth?
- HAFTARA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HAFTARA mean?
- A selection from the Books of the Prophets read aloud in the synagogue after the Torah portion.
- What letters can be added to HAFTARA?
- HAFTARA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of HAFTARA:
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