SATI is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SATI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SATI?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SATI is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SATI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SATI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SATI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,017.
What stands out about SATI
- The same 4 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 SATI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The former Hindu practice in which a widow was burned to death on her husband's funeral pyre.
Sati refers to a historical custom in parts of India in which a widow died on her husband's cremation fire, sometimes willingly and sometimes under social or family pressure. The term is used in history and religious studies to discuss this practice and the movements that eventually led to its ban.
How SATI is used
Found mainly in historical, academic, and religious writing rather than everyday speech.
- The colonial government outlawed sati in 1829.
- Historians debate how widespread sati actually was in earlier centuries.
- The novel opens with a scene depicting sati in a rural village.
- Reformers campaigned against sati throughout the nineteenth century.
- The museum exhibit explained the history and abolition of sati.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SATI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SATI
The 4 tiles of SATI in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SATI
Showing 24 of 81 words that begin with SATI.
Words ending in SATI
1 words end in SATI. Useful as a back hook: play SATI onto a word already on the board.
Words with SATI inside
Showing 24 of 1118 words that contain SATI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SATI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SATI
Common questions about SATI
- Is SATI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SATI, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SATI worth?
- SATI is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SATI mean?
- The former Hindu practice in which a widow was burned to death on her husband's funeral pyre.
- What letters can be added to SATI?
- SATI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SATI:
Open SATI in the Word Finder