RAJAH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. RAJAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept RAJAH?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RAJAH is to know. It scores 15 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RAJAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
rajahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RAJAH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RAJAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What does RAJAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A title used historically for a king, prince, or ruling chief in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
Rajah comes from Sanskrit and was carried into English through centuries of contact between Britain and South Asia. It named a hereditary ruler of a kingdom or princely state, ranking below an emperor but often holding considerable local power. Under British colonial rule, many rajahs kept ceremonial status even after real political power passed elsewhere. The word survives today mainly in history books and in place names tied to former princely states.
How RAJAH is used
This title is used mainly in historical writing about South and Southeast Asian rulers rather than as a modern title.
- The rajah received foreign visitors in his palace courtyard.
- Local legend credited the old rajah with building the temple.
- Historians describe how each rajah governed a separate princely state.
- The treaty preserved the ceremonial title of the rajah after annexation.
- Tourists still visit the fort once ruled by a powerful rajah.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RAJAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with RAJAH
3 longer words begin with RAJAH.
Words ending in RAJAH
1 words end in RAJAH. Useful as a back hook: play RAJAH onto a word already on the board.
Words with RAJAH inside
1 words contain RAJAH in the middle. Words that start with RAJAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RAJAH
Common questions about RAJAH
- Is RAJAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RAJAH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RAJAH worth?
- RAJAH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RAJAH mean?
- A title used historically for a king, prince, or ruling chief in India and parts of Southeast Asia.
- What letters can be added to RAJAH?
- RAJAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RAJAH:
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