MAHARISHI is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MAHARISHI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MAHARISHI?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MAHARISHI is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MAHARISHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
maharishisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MAHARISHI scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MAHARISHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MAHARISHI has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MAHARISHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Hindu sage or spiritual teacher of great learning and wisdom.
A maharishi is a respected guide in Indian spiritual tradition. The word became familiar in the West in the 1960s, when a well-known maharishi taught meditation to celebrities.
How MAHARISHI is used
Used as a title or common noun for a revered Hindu teacher.
- The maharishi taught meditation to hundreds of students.
- Pilgrims travelled to the mountains to seek the maharishi.
- A maharishi lived in a small hut beside the river.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MAHARISHI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MAHARISHI
1 longer words begin with MAHARISHI.
Shorter words from the letters in MAHARISHI
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Common questions about MAHARISHI
- Is MAHARISHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MAHARISHI, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MAHARISHI worth?
- MAHARISHI is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MAHARISHI mean?
- A Hindu sage or spiritual teacher of great learning and wisdom.
- What letters can be added to MAHARISHI?
- MAHARISHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MAHARISHI:
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