HIJRA is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. HIJRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HIJRA?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HIJRA is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HIJRA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HIJRA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HIJRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does HIJRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The migration of the prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.
The hijra marks a turning point in early Islamic history, when Muhammad and his companions left Mecca for Medina to escape persecution. This event is so significant that it later became the starting point of the Islamic lunar calendar. Historians and religious scholars use the word specifically for this migration rather than for travel in general.
How HIJRA is used
A historical and religious term, used mainly in writing about Islamic history and the Islamic calendar.
- The Islamic calendar begins counting years from the hijra.
- Historians describe the hijra as a defining moment for the early Muslim community.
- Scholars still debate the exact route taken during the hijra.
- The hijra is commemorated each year at the start of the Islamic New Year.
- Textbooks on Islamic history devote a chapter to the hijra.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HIJRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HIJRA
3 longer words begin with HIJRA.
Shorter words from the letters in HIJRA
Common questions about HIJRA
- Is HIJRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HIJRA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HIJRA worth?
- HIJRA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HIJRA mean?
- The migration of the prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.
- What letters can be added to HIJRA?
- HIJRA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HIJRA:
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