SHAH is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAH?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAH is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAH scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SHAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What stands out about SHAH
- The same 4 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 SHAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A former title of the ruler of Iran.
Shah comes from the same root as the game of chess, through a Persian phrase meaning the king is helpless. Checkmate is that phrase worn down by four languages in succession.
How SHAH is used
Countable: a shah, two shahs. Historical.
- The word shah shares a root with chess.
- Checkmate is a Persian phrase about a shah.
- A shah ruled Iran until 1979.
- Two shahs of the same dynasty and very different reigns.
- The title shah is Persian and much older than Islam.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAH
The 4 tiles of SHAH in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SHAH
13 longer words begin with SHAH.
Words ending in SHAH
3 words end in SHAH. Useful as a back hook: play SHAH onto a word already on the board.
Words with SHAH inside
3 words contain SHAH in the middle. Words that start with SHAH are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAH
Common questions about SHAH
- Is SHAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAH, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAH worth?
- SHAH is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAH mean?
- A former title of the ruler of Iran.
- What letters can be added to SHAH?
- SHAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SHAH:
Open SHAH in the Word Finder