MAHARAJA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. MAHARAJA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAHARAJA?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAHARAJA is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAHARAJA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAHARAJA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MAHARAJA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAHARAJA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about MAHARAJA
- The letter A appears four times in MAHARAJA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does MAHARAJA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A great Indian ruler or prince, of higher rank than a raja.
Before 1947 a maharaja governed one of the princely states of India, often with a palace and a private army. Today the word is mainly seen in history books, hotels named after royal houses and restaurants.
How MAHARAJA is used
Maharaja is a title, capitalised before a name.
- The maharaja welcomed the visitors to his palace.
- A portrait of the maharaja hung in the hall.
- The maharaja travelled by elephant to the festival.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAHARAJA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAHARAJA
3 longer words begin with MAHARAJA.
Shorter words from the letters in MAHARAJA
Common questions about MAHARAJA
- Is MAHARAJA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAHARAJA, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAHARAJA worth?
- MAHARAJA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAHARAJA mean?
- A great Indian ruler or prince, of higher rank than a raja.
- What letters can be added to MAHARAJA?
- MAHARAJA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MAHARAJA:
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