SELAH is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SELAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELAH?
| 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 SELAH is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
selahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SELAH scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SELAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What stands out about SELAH
- The same 5 tiles also spell 6 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 SELAH mean in Scrabble?
other
music
A Hebrew word that appears at the end of many verses in the Book of Psalms, thought to mark a pause or a musical or liturgical instruction.
Selah shows up dozens of times in the Psalms, usually at the close of a verse or a section, but its exact meaning has never been settled with certainty. Scholars have proposed that selah marked a pause for reflection, a cue for a musical interlude, or a sign to raise the voice during public reading or singing. Because ancient Hebrew texts gave little context beyond the word itself, translators often simply keep selah untranslated rather than guess at its function. The word has since entered wider use in English as a mark of solemn emphasis or agreement, borrowed from its place in scripture.
How SELAH is used
Encountered mainly within the biblical Psalms and, more loosely, as a solemn closing word in later writing or speech.
- The psalm ends its second verse with the word selah.
- Scholars still debate what selah instructed ancient singers to do.
- Translators usually leave selah as it is rather than converting it into English.
- He closed his letter with a single word, selah, as a mark of solemn agreement.
- The choir paused briefly wherever selah appeared in the text.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SELAH
The 5 tiles of SELAH in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SELAH
1 longer words begin with SELAH.
Words ending in SELAH
1 words end in SELAH. Useful as a back hook: play SELAH onto a word already on the board.
Words with SELAH inside
1 words contain SELAH in the middle. Words that start with SELAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SELAH
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Common questions about SELAH
- Is SELAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELAH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELAH worth?
- SELAH is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELAH mean?
- A Hebrew word that appears at the end of many verses in the Book of Psalms, thought to mark a pause or a musical or liturgical instruction.
- What letters can be added to SELAH?
- SELAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SELAH:
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