SAYYID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SAYYID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAYYID?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAYYID is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAYYID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sayyidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAYYID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAYYID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does SAYYID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Muslim title of respect, used for a man claimed to descend from the Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Husayn.
The Arabic word means lord or sir, and it is placed before a name as a courteous form of address. In many Muslim societies a sayyid is honoured for his lineage as well as for his learning or piety. English writers meet it in books about the Middle East, South Asia and Islamic history.
How SAYYID is used
A title and form of address; the spelling sayid is a simpler variant.
- The villagers greeted the sayyid with great courtesy.
- A sayyid traditionally traces his family back to the Prophet.
- The sayyid was asked to settle the dispute between the two clans.
- She read about a famous sayyid who taught in Baghdad.
- The book lists every sayyid who held office in the city.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAYYID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAYYID
1 longer words begin with SAYYID.
Shorter words from the letters in SAYYID
Common questions about SAYYID
- Is SAYYID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAYYID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAYYID worth?
- SAYYID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAYYID mean?
- A Muslim title of respect, used for a man claimed to descend from the Prophet Muhammad through his grandson Husayn.
- What letters can be added to SAYYID?
- SAYYID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAYYID:
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