NAZIR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAZIR 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 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAZIR?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAZIR is to know. It scores 14 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAZIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nazirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAZIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NAZIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,819.
What does NAZIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian Englishhistorical
A title for an overseer or superintendent in Muslim or South Asian administration, especially a court or estate official.
A nazir was traditionally an officer placed in charge of overseeing an estate, a religious endowment or the day-to-day business of a court, with the Arabic root of the word meaning one who supervises or inspects. In British India the title survived into the colonial court system, where a nazir managed court records, summons and other administrative tasks under a judge. The same title still appears in some Muslim countries for local supervisory or religious posts. English writing about South Asian and Islamic institutions borrowed the word directly rather than translating it.
How NAZIR is used
Found mainly in writing about South Asian court administration or Islamic institutions, naming a supervisory official rather than a judge.
- The nazir kept the court's records in neat, orderly bundles.
- Villagers brought their disputes first to the local nazir.
- A nazir was appointed to manage the mosque's charitable funds.
- The old file names the nazir who witnessed the land transfer.
- Under the new judge, the nazir still handled the daily paperwork.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAZIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAZIR
1 longer words begin with NAZIR.
Shorter words from the letters in NAZIR
Common questions about NAZIR
- Is NAZIR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAZIR is not in it.
- How many points is NAZIR worth?
- NAZIR is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAZIR mean?
- A title for an overseer or superintendent in Muslim or South Asian administration, especially a court or estate official.
- What letters can be added to NAZIR?
- NAZIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NAZIR:
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