PADISHAH is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PADISHAH 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 PADISHAH?
| 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 PADISHAH is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PADISHAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
padishahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PADISHAH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PADISHAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PADISHAH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PADISHAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A great king or emperor, a title used for the rulers of Persia, the Ottoman empire and other Eastern states.
The title joins a Persian word for protector with the word for king. In English the padishah appears mostly in history books and in stories set in the Middle East or Central Asia.
How PADISHAH is used
Historical and literary; capitalised when attached to a name.
- The padishah received the ambassadors in his palace of white marble.
- Travellers described the padishah as ruler of many peoples.
- In the tale, the padishah offered half his kingdom to the clever peasant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PADISHAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PADISHAH
1 longer words begin with PADISHAH.
Shorter words from the letters in PADISHAH
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Common questions about PADISHAH
- Is PADISHAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PADISHAH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PADISHAH worth?
- PADISHAH is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PADISHAH mean?
- A great king or emperor, a title used for the rulers of Persia, the Ottoman empire and other Eastern states.
- What letters can be added to PADISHAH?
- PADISHAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PADISHAH:
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