HOURI is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. HOURI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HOURI?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HOURI is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HOURI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hourisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HOURI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in HOURI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does HOURI mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Islamic tradition, one of the beautiful maiden companions believed to await the faithful in paradise.
A houri is described in the Quran and later Islamic literature as a young woman of great beauty granted to believers as one of the rewards of paradise, and the image became a common motif in classical Persian and Arabic poetry. Interpretations of the idea vary among scholars, with some readings treating the houri literally and others treating the description as symbolic of spiritual reward. The word passed into English through French and Persian sources during the eighteenth century, well before most Islamic terms became familiar to English readers.
How HOURI is used
Used mainly in discussions of Islamic theology, literature and translations of religious texts; rarely met in ordinary conversation.
- The poem describes a garden where every houri sings beneath the trees.
- The scholar explained how the houri is portrayed differently across various commentaries.
- Classical Persian verse often pictures a houri welcoming the faithful to paradise.
- Translators disagree on how literally the houri should be understood.
- The lecture traced how the houri appears throughout centuries of religious art.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HOURI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HOURI
1 longer words begin with HOURI.
Words with HOURI inside
2 words contain HOURI in the middle. Words that start with HOURI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HOURI
Common questions about HOURI
- Is HOURI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HOURI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HOURI worth?
- HOURI is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HOURI mean?
- In Islamic tradition, one of the beautiful maiden companions believed to await the faithful in paradise.
- What letters can be added to HOURI?
- HOURI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of HOURI:
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