NARGHILE is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NARGHILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARGHILE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARGHILE is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARGHILE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
narghilesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NARGHILE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NARGHILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NARGHILE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NARGHILE
- All 8 letters of NARGHILE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NARGHILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
An Eastern tobacco pipe with a long tube, through which smoke is drawn through water.
The narghile is a hookah, found in cafes across the Middle East, where friends share it slowly over tea. Its smoke is cooled as it passes through the water jar.
How NARGHILE is used
One of several spellings of hookah; nargile is described elsewhere.
- The old men sat smoking a narghile in the cafe.
- A brass narghile stood in the corner of the room.
- He bought a narghile as a souvenir of his trip.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARGHILE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NARGHILE
The 8 tiles of NARGHILE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NARGHILE
1 longer words begin with NARGHILE.
Shorter words from the letters in NARGHILE
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Common questions about NARGHILE
- Is NARGHILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARGHILE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARGHILE worth?
- NARGHILE is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARGHILE mean?
- An Eastern tobacco pipe with a long tube, through which smoke is drawn through water.
- What letters can be added to NARGHILE?
- NARGHILE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NARGHILE:
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