PAHLAVI is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PAHLAVI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PAHLAVI?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PAHLAVI is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PAHLAVI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pahlavisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PAHLAVI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PAHLAVI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PAHLAVI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A gold coin formerly used in Iran.
The pahlavi was a coin of Iran, and it shares its name with the ruling dynasty that governed the country in the twentieth century. Collectors still buy old pahlavi pieces as small bullion.
How PAHLAVI is used
Pahlavi in this sense is mostly numismatic; the same word also names a dynasty and an ancient Persian script.
- The dealer showed her a gold pahlavi from the 1960s.
- Families once saved wealth in the form of a pahlavi.
- A pahlavi was once a familiar coin in Iranian shops.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PAHLAVI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PAHLAVI
1 longer words begin with PAHLAVI.
Shorter words from the letters in PAHLAVI
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Common questions about PAHLAVI
- Is PAHLAVI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PAHLAVI, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PAHLAVI worth?
- PAHLAVI is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PAHLAVI mean?
- A gold coin formerly used in Iran.
- What letters can be added to PAHLAVI?
- PAHLAVI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PAHLAVI:
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