SANJAK is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SANJAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANJAK?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANJAK is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANJAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sanjaksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANJAK scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SANJAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| j | 1 | 1 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What does SANJAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An administrative district of the Ottoman Empire, a division of a larger province.
A sanjak was governed by an official of the sultan and made up part of a vilayet. Historians use the word when describing the old map of the Balkans and the Middle East.
How SANJAK is used
Sanjak is used in Ottoman history and in names of regions.
- The town was the capital of its sanjak.
- Each sanjak sent taxes to the provincial governor.
- The empire was divided into a number of sanjak districts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANJAK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SANJAK
1 longer words begin with SANJAK.
Shorter words from the letters in SANJAK
Common questions about SANJAK
- Is SANJAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANJAK, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANJAK worth?
- SANJAK is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANJAK mean?
- An administrative district of the Ottoman Empire, a division of a larger province.
- What letters can be added to SANJAK?
- SANJAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SANJAK:
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