KALIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. KALIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KALIAN?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KALIAN is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KALIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
kaliansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KALIAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in KALIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does KALIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Persian water pipe in which tobacco smoke is cooled by passing through water before it reaches the smoker.
The kalian is the Persian form of the hookah: a tall vessel of water topped by a bowl of tobacco, with a long flexible tube for drawing the smoke. Its use goes back centuries in Iran and neighbouring lands, and it is still a feature of tea houses and family gatherings. Travel writers of the nineteenth century often described being offered a kalian as a sign of hospitality.
How KALIAN is used
Mostly found in travel writing and descriptions of Persian or Middle Eastern customs.
- The host passed the kalian around the circle of guests.
- A brass kalian stood beside the carpet in the tea house.
- Smoke bubbled through the water of the kalian.
- The traveller described how the kalian was lit with a coal.
- She bought a decorated kalian in the bazaar.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KALIAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KALIAN
1 longer words begin with KALIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in KALIAN
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Common questions about KALIAN
- Is KALIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KALIAN, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KALIAN worth?
- KALIAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KALIAN mean?
- A Persian water pipe in which tobacco smoke is cooled by passing through water before it reaches the smoker.
- What letters can be added to KALIAN?
- KALIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of KALIAN:
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