SHAHEED is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SHAHEED 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 SHAHEED?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAHEED is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAHEED
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shaheedsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAHEED scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAHEED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684 thousand.
What does SHAHEED mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Muslim who dies for the faith, regarded as a martyr.
The Arabic term carries the sense of witness, which is why religious writing treats the shaheed with great respect. News and political reporting sometimes borrow it, and the meaning there depends on who is speaking.
How SHAHEED is used
Found in religious, historical and news contexts.
- The village honoured him as a shaheed after the siege.
- Tradition holds that a shaheed is spared certain funeral rites.
- The memorial bore the word shaheed above the list of names.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAHEED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAHEED
1 longer words begin with SHAHEED.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAHEED
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Common questions about SHAHEED
- Is SHAHEED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAHEED, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAHEED worth?
- SHAHEED is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAHEED mean?
- A Muslim who dies for the faith, regarded as a martyr.
- What letters can be added to SHAHEED?
- SHAHEED takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAHEED:
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