SAHIB is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SAHIB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAHIB?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAHIB is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAHIB
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAHIB scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAHIB, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about SAHIB
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAHIB mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicalIndian English
A respectful term of address used in South Asia for a man, especially adopted during the period of British colonial rule and still used today as a polite title.
Sahib was widely used across South Asia to address European men in positions of authority during the colonial era, and Indian and Pakistani servants, employees or subordinates commonly attached it to a name or title, as in memsahib for a European woman. The term survives today in South Asian English as a polite form of address roughly equivalent to sir or mister, often used with tradespeople such as taxi drivers or shopkeepers.
How SAHIB is used
Historical in its colonial-era sense; still current in South Asia as a polite, respectful title equivalent to sir.
- The driver greeted his passenger with a polite "yes, sahib".
- Colonial memoirs often describe local staff addressing officers as sahib.
- The tailor called out "come in, sahib" as the customer approached.
- In old accounts, British officials in India were commonly addressed as sahib.
- She recalled her grandfather being called sahib by the household staff.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAHIB and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAHIB
The 5 tiles of SAHIB in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAHIB
5 longer words begin with SAHIB.
Words ending in SAHIB
1 words end in SAHIB. Useful as a back hook: play SAHIB onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAHIB inside
1 words contain SAHIB in the middle. Words that start with SAHIB are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAHIB
Common questions about SAHIB
- Is SAHIB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAHIB, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAHIB worth?
- SAHIB is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAHIB mean?
- A respectful term of address used in South Asia for a man, especially adopted during the period of British colonial rule and still used today as a polite title.
- What letters can be added to SAHIB?
- SAHIB takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAHIB:
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