PURDAH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PURDAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PURDAH?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PURDAH is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PURDAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
purdahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PURDAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PURDAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does PURDAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The custom, found in some Muslim and Hindu communities, of keeping women out of the sight of men who are not relatives, often with a screen or veil.
Purdah can mean the physical curtain or screen itself, the separate women's quarters it protects, or the whole system of seclusion. The word reached English through colonial India and appears often in writing about South Asian social history. In British and Australian politics the same word has taken on a figurative life, naming the quiet period before an election when officials avoid big announcements.
How PURDAH is used
Used literally in writing about South Asian social customs, and figuratively for any enforced withdrawal from public view.
- In many households the purdah was observed strictly, and visitors never entered the inner rooms.
- She spoke from behind the purdah, so only her voice reached the guests.
- The ministry went into purdah three weeks before the vote.
- After the scandal the actor lived in a kind of purdah, seen by no one.
- A heavy cotton purdah hung across the doorway to the courtyard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PURDAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PURDAH
2 longer words begin with PURDAH.
Shorter words from the letters in PURDAH
Showing 40 of 46. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PURDAH
- Is PURDAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PURDAH, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PURDAH worth?
- PURDAH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PURDAH mean?
- The custom, found in some Muslim and Hindu communities, of keeping women out of the sight of men who are not relatives, often with a screen or veil.
- What letters can be added to PURDAH?
- PURDAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PURDAH:
Open PURDAH in the Word Finder