SHAITAN is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SHAITAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHAITAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHAITAN is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHAITAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shaitansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHAITAN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHAITAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 171,549.
What does SHAITAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Islamic belief, an evil spirit or the Devil.
Shaitan is the tempter who leads people away from the right path. Speakers sometimes use the word more loosely for a cruel or cunning person.
How SHAITAN is used
Shaitan appears in writing about Islam, folklore and the Middle East.
- The story warns against the whispers of shaitan.
- Pilgrims throw stones at a pillar that stands for shaitan.
- He called the thief a shaitan in disguise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHAITAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHAITAN
The 7 tiles of SHAITAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHAITAN
1 longer words begin with SHAITAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SHAITAN
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Common questions about SHAITAN
- Is SHAITAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHAITAN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHAITAN worth?
- SHAITAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHAITAN mean?
- In Islamic belief, an evil spirit or the Devil.
- What letters can be added to SHAITAN?
- SHAITAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHAITAN:
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