KHEDIVAL is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. KHEDIVAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept KHEDIVAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KHEDIVAL is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHEDIVAL
No single letter turns KHEDIVAL into another word.
How KHEDIVAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in KHEDIVAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so KHEDIVAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about KHEDIVAL
- All 8 letters of KHEDIVAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KHEDIVAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
historical
Relating to a khedive, the viceroy who ruled Egypt under Ottoman overlordship from 1867 to 1914.
Khedival points to the period of Egyptian rule between the mid-nineteenth century and the First World War. Historians use it for buildings, offices and policies linked to the viceroy and his court.
How KHEDIVAL is used
A historical adjective, mainly in writing about Egypt.
- The khedival palace overlooked the Nile.
- Khedival finances fell into debt to European lenders.
- A khedival decree opened the new canal.
- The museum keeps khedival robes and seals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHEDIVAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in KHEDIVAL
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Common questions about KHEDIVAL
- Is KHEDIVAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts KHEDIVAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is KHEDIVAL worth?
- KHEDIVAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHEDIVAL mean?
- Relating to a khedive, the viceroy who ruled Egypt under Ottoman overlordship from 1867 to 1914.
- What letters can be added to KHEDIVAL?
- No single letter can be added to KHEDIVAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of KHEDIVAL:
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