NIKAH is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 12 points
Yes for Scrabble. NIKAH is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
Which word lists accept NIKAH?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIKAH is to know. It scores 12 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIKAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nikahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIKAH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NIKAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does NIKAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
legal
A marriage contract in Islamic law, agreed by the couple and their witnesses.
A nikah sets out the terms of the marriage, including a mandatory gift from the groom to the bride, and it is what makes the union recognised under Islamic law even before any wider social ceremony takes place. The word is used both for the contract itself and for the short ceremony where it is signed.
How NIKAH is used
Used in English writing about Islamic marriage customs and family law.
- They signed the nikah in front of two witnesses.
- The nikah fixed the amount of the bridal gift.
- A civil registration followed the nikah a week later.
- Her family arranged the nikah after months of discussion.
- The imam who conducted the nikah read out the terms aloud.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NIKAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NIKAH
1 longer words begin with NIKAH.
Shorter words from the letters in NIKAH
Common questions about NIKAH
- Is NIKAH valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NIKAH is not in it.
- How many points is NIKAH worth?
- NIKAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NIKAH mean?
- A marriage contract in Islamic law, agreed by the couple and their witnesses.
- What letters can be added to NIKAH?
- NIKAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NIKAH:
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