SANTIR is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SANTIR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SANTIR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SANTIR is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SANTIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
santirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SANTIR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SANTIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 17,033.
What stands out about SANTIR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 SANTIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A Persian stringed instrument struck with light hammers, similar to a dulcimer.
A santir has a shallow, trapezoidal wooden soundbox strung with dozens of metal strings arranged in courses of two or three, tuned much like the strings of a piano. Players strike the strings with a pair of light wooden hammers rather than plucking them, producing a bright, shimmering tone heard across Persian and wider Middle Eastern classical music. The instrument is closely related to the Indian santoor and the European cimbalom, which share the same hammered-string design under different regional names. English sources also spell the word santur, but santir remains a recognized form for the same instrument.
How SANTIR is used
Used in writing about Persian and Middle Eastern classical music; rarely appears outside specialist contexts.
- The musician tuned each string of the santir before the concert.
- A soft santir melody opened the recording.
- He learned to strike the santir with delicate wooden hammers.
- Museums display antique santir instruments alongside other folk instruments.
- The ensemble paired a santir with a traditional Persian drum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SANTIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SANTIR
The 6 tiles of SANTIR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SANTIR
1 longer words begin with SANTIR.
Shorter words from the letters in SANTIR
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Common questions about SANTIR
- Is SANTIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SANTIR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SANTIR worth?
- SANTIR is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SANTIR mean?
- A Persian stringed instrument struck with light hammers, similar to a dulcimer.
- What letters can be added to SANTIR?
- SANTIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SANTIR:
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