SHAHID is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHAHID 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 SHAHID?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAHID 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 SHAHID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shahidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAHID scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHAHID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 919,794.
What does SHAHID mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Islam, a martyr, meaning a person who dies for the faith.
The Arabic word at the root of shahid also means a witness, and the idea is that the martyr bears witness to belief through death. In many Muslim communities the title is given with respect to those who died defending their faith, and it also appears in personal names. The spelling shaheed is a common variant.
How SHAHID is used
A respectful religious term used in Islamic contexts and in writing about them.
- The family honoured him as a shahid after the war.
- A memorial in the village is dedicated to each shahid.
- The shahid is remembered in the sermon every year.
- Scholars note that shahid originally meant a witness.
- Shahid is also a given name in several countries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAHID and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHAHID
1 longer words begin with SHAHID.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAHID
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Common questions about SHAHID
- Is SHAHID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAHID, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAHID worth?
- SHAHID is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAHID mean?
- In Islam, a martyr, meaning a person who dies for the faith.
- What letters can be added to SHAHID?
- SHAHID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHAHID:
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