QAWWALI is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. QAWWALI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QAWWALI?
| 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: 63 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QAWWALI is to know. It scores 22 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QAWWALI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
qawwalisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QAWWALI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in QAWWALI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| w | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,352 thousand.
What stands out about QAWWALI
- QAWWALI takes a Q without a U — one of only 93 words in our lists that do. That is the cheapest way to get rid of the ten-point tile.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does QAWWALI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A style of devotional Sufi music from South Asia, sung by a group with clapping and a leading voice.
Qawwali performances build slowly in rhythm and intensity, with the lead singer and chorus answering each other. The form became known worldwide through concert tours and recordings.
How QAWWALI is used
Qawwali names both the musical style and a single song or performance in that style.
- The qawwali began quietly and grew louder with the clapping.
- We heard a qawwali at the shrine on Thursday night.
- Her favourite qawwali recording is nearly an hour long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QAWWALI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QAWWALI
1 longer words begin with QAWWALI.
Shorter words from the letters in QAWWALI
Common questions about QAWWALI
- Is QAWWALI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QAWWALI, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QAWWALI worth?
- QAWWALI is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QAWWALI mean?
- A style of devotional Sufi music from South Asia, sung by a group with clapping and a leading voice.
- What letters can be added to QAWWALI?
- QAWWALI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of QAWWALI:
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