SATYAGRAHA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SATYAGRAHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SATYAGRAHA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SATYAGRAHA is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SATYAGRAHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
satyagrahasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SATYAGRAHA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SATYAGRAHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 4 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SATYAGRAHA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SATYAGRAHA
- The letter A appears four times in SATYAGRAHA.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SATYAGRAHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The policy of nonviolent resistance to injustice, developed by Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle against British rule in India.
Satyagraha comes from Sanskrit words that suggest holding firmly to truth. It combined civil disobedience, fasting and peaceful protest, and it inspired later movements around the world.
How SATYAGRAHA is used
Used in history and politics when discussing Gandhi and nonviolent campaigns.
- Gandhi launched a campaign of satyagraha against the salt tax.
- Satyagraha influenced the civil rights movement in America.
- The students studied satyagraha as a method of peaceful protest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SATYAGRAHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SATYAGRAHA
1 longer words begin with SATYAGRAHA.
Shorter words from the letters in SATYAGRAHA
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Common questions about SATYAGRAHA
- Is SATYAGRAHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SATYAGRAHA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SATYAGRAHA worth?
- SATYAGRAHA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SATYAGRAHA mean?
- The policy of nonviolent resistance to injustice, developed by Mahatma Gandhi in the struggle against British rule in India.
- What letters can be added to SATYAGRAHA?
- SATYAGRAHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SATYAGRAHA:
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