JATHA is not a Scrabble word — it is valid only in Words with Friends
No for Scrabble. JATHA is in none of the Scrabble word lists, but Words with Friends accepts it: that game keeps its own list, and it includes short forms that the paper dictionaries never carried. Worth 16 points there.
Which word lists accept JATHA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful JATHA is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for JATHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
jathasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How JATHA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in JATHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does JATHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishhistorical
A group of Sikh volunteers organized for a religious procession, or, more broadly, a disciplined march or band formed to carry a cause forward.
A jatha is traditionally a body of Sikhs who travel together for a religious or ceremonial purpose, such as visiting a gurdwara or taking part in a procession. In a wider historical sense, the same word described an organized band, including groups formed during periods of political struggle in Punjab. Writers on Indian history and Sikh culture use jatha to describe both the peaceful procession and the disciplined column that carries it out. The term remains specific to South Asian and Sikh contexts rather than general English usage.
How JATHA is used
Chiefly found in writing about Sikh religious practice and Punjabi history rather than in everyday English.
- The jatha set out at dawn toward the distant gurdwara.
- Historians describe a jatha that organized resistance to the local authorities.
- Each village sent its own jatha to the anniversary procession.
- The jatha marched for three days singing hymns along the road.
- Leaders of the jatha negotiated with officials before the march began.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of JATHA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with JATHA
1 longer words begin with JATHA.
Shorter words from the letters in JATHA
Common questions about JATHA
- Is JATHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts JATHA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is JATHA worth?
- JATHA is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does JATHA mean?
- A group of Sikh volunteers organized for a religious procession, or, more broadly, a disciplined march or band formed to carry a cause forward.
- What letters can be added to JATHA?
- JATHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of JATHA:
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