KHOJA is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. KHOJA is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept KHOJA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful KHOJA is to know. It scores 19 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for KHOJA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
khojasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How KHOJA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in KHOJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 522,830.
What stands out about KHOJA
- KHOJA scores 19 points, more than twice the average for a 5-letter word (9.2).
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does KHOJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A title of respect for a teacher, scholar or dignitary in Muslim communities of the Middle East and South Asia.
A khoja was addressed with the same kind of respect an English speaker might give a professor or elder statesman. The title was often used specifically for a teacher in a Muslim school.
How KHOJA is used
Chiefly historical or literary use, found in translated folk tales and older accounts of the region.
- The story opens with the khoja borrowing a cooking pot from his neighbour.
- Villagers turned to the khoja whenever a dispute needed settling.
- The khoja taught the children their letters in the small mosque school.
- Travellers described meeting a wise khoja along the road to the city.
- The tale ends with the khoja outwitting a greedy merchant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of KHOJA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with KHOJA
1 longer words begin with KHOJA.
Shorter words from the letters in KHOJA
Common questions about KHOJA
- Is KHOJA valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and KHOJA is not in it.
- How many points is KHOJA worth?
- KHOJA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does KHOJA mean?
- A title of respect for a teacher, scholar or dignitary in Muslim communities of the Middle East and South Asia.
- What letters can be added to KHOJA?
- KHOJA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of KHOJA:
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