SHAHADA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAHADA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAHADA?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAHADA is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAHADA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAHADA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAHADA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 11,910 thousand.
What does SHAHADA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The Muslim declaration of faith, stating that there is one God and that Muhammad is his messenger.
The shahada is the first of the five pillars of Islam and is spoken in prayer and at conversion. Reciting it sincerely before witnesses is what marks a person as entering the faith.
How SHAHADA is used
Used in religious and cultural writing about Islam.
- She spoke the shahada in front of her family and the imam.
- The shahada is repeated in the call to prayer.
- A calligraphic panel of the shahada hung above the doorway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAHADA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAHADA
3 longer words begin with SHAHADA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAHADA
Common questions about SHAHADA
- Is SHAHADA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAHADA, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAHADA worth?
- SHAHADA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAHADA mean?
- The Muslim declaration of faith, stating that there is one God and that Muhammad is his messenger.
- What letters can be added to SHAHADA?
- SHAHADA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAHADA:
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