IMARET is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. IMARET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept IMARET?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful IMARET is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for IMARET
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
imaretsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How IMARET scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in IMARET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What does IMARET mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A charitable lodging house in the Ottoman Empire that gave food and shelter to travellers, pilgrims, and the poor.
An imaret was usually attached to a mosque or a larger religious foundation, and it functioned as a kind of public kitchen and guest house rolled into one, feeding the needy as well as sheltering people on the road. Wealthy patrons, including sultans, endowed imarets as an act of charity, and the institution formed part of a wider network of religious and social buildings across Ottoman cities. The word is now used mainly by historians describing Ottoman urban life rather than in everyday speech.
How IMARET is used
Historical; found in writing about Ottoman architecture, charity, and city life rather than modern contexts.
- The sultan endowed an imaret to feed the poor of the district.
- Pilgrims could rest and eat for free at the local imaret.
- Historians describe the imaret as part of a larger mosque complex.
- The imaret distributed bread and soup to travellers each evening.
- Ruins of the old imaret still stand near the city gate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of IMARET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of IMARET
The 6 tiles of IMARET in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with IMARET
1 longer words begin with IMARET.
Shorter words from the letters in IMARET
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Common questions about IMARET
- Is IMARET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts IMARET, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is IMARET worth?
- IMARET is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does IMARET mean?
- A charitable lodging house in the Ottoman Empire that gave food and shelter to travellers, pilgrims, and the poor.
- What letters can be added to IMARET?
- IMARET takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of IMARET:
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