QIBLA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. QIBLA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept QIBLA?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful QIBLA is to know. It scores 16 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for QIBLA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How QIBLA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in QIBLA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| q | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What stands out about QIBLA
- QIBLA 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 QIBLA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The direction facing the Kaaba in Mecca, toward which Muslims turn to pray.
The qibla is the fixed direction that Muslims face during the five daily prayers, pointing toward the Kaaba in Mecca regardless of where the worshipper stands. Mosques are built so that one wall, marked by a niche called the mihrab, aligns with this direction. Maps and compasses marked with the qibla help travellers and worshippers find the correct orientation anywhere in the world.
How QIBLA is used
A specialised religious term used in the context of Islamic prayer and mosque architecture.
- The mosque's mihrab marks the exact qibla.
- He checked an app to find the qibla from his hotel room.
- Prayer mats are sometimes woven with an arrow showing the qibla.
- The qibla in this city points slightly north of east.
- Builders aligned the new mosque carefully with the qibla.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of QIBLA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with QIBLA
2 longer words begin with QIBLA.
Shorter words from the letters in QIBLA
Common questions about QIBLA
- Is QIBLA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts QIBLA, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is QIBLA worth?
- QIBLA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does QIBLA mean?
- The direction facing the Kaaba in Mecca, toward which Muslims turn to pray.
- What letters can be added to QIBLA?
- QIBLA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of QIBLA:
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