SAYID is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAYID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAYID?
| 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 SAYID is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAYID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sayidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAYID scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SAYID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about SAYID
- 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 SAYID mean in Scrabble?
noun
An honorific title used for a Muslim man believed to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, also spelled sayyid.
The title sayid is passed down through family lineage rather than earned through personal achievement, tracing descent back through the Prophet's grandsons. Communities across the Muslim world, from the Middle East to South Asia, use sayid as a mark of respect placed before a man's name. In some regions the equivalent title for a woman is sayida or sharifa, following the same principle of descent. Spelling of the title varies widely in English depending on the language it is transliterated from.
How SAYID is used
Sayid is used respectfully as a title before a name, most familiar from Arabic, Persian, and South Asian Muslim contexts.
- Villagers greeted the visiting sayid with great respect.
- His family has held the title of sayid for many generations.
- The book traces the family lineage of the sayid across several centuries.
- She addressed the elderly sayid formally throughout the meeting.
- Local tradition treats every sayid as a descendant of the Prophet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAYID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAYID
The 5 tiles of SAYID in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAYID
1 longer words begin with SAYID.
Shorter words from the letters in SAYID
Common questions about SAYID
- Is SAYID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAYID, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAYID worth?
- SAYID is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAYID mean?
- An honorific title used for a Muslim man believed to be a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, also spelled sayyid.
- What letters can be added to SAYID?
- SAYID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SAYID:
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