MEMSAHIB is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. MEMSAHIB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MEMSAHIB?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MEMSAHIB is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MEMSAHIB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
memsahibsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MEMSAHIB scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MEMSAHIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MEMSAHIB has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MEMSAHIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalBritish
A respectful title once used by Indians for a married European woman in colonial India.
Memsahib combines "ma'am" with the Hindi title sahib. It belongs to the vocabulary of the British Raj and is now mostly met in history books and novels.
How MEMSAHIB is used
Memsahib is a historical term and may sound dated or colonial today.
- The servants greeted the memsahib at the veranda steps.
- In the novel, every memsahib kept a strict daily routine.
- The photograph shows a memsahib and her children at a hill station.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MEMSAHIB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MEMSAHIB
1 longer words begin with MEMSAHIB.
Shorter words from the letters in MEMSAHIB
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Common questions about MEMSAHIB
- Is MEMSAHIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MEMSAHIB, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MEMSAHIB worth?
- MEMSAHIB is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MEMSAHIB mean?
- A respectful title once used by Indians for a married European woman in colonial India.
- What letters can be added to MEMSAHIB?
- MEMSAHIB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MEMSAHIB:
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