SHANTI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHANTI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHANTI?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANTI is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANTI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHANTI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHANTI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 51,100.
What does SHANTI mean in Scrabble?
noun
The Sanskrit word for peace, used as a spiritual wish for calm and inner harmony.
Shanti is chanted three times at the close of many Hindu and yoga prayers, with each repetition aimed at a different source of disturbance. English speakers know it from yoga classes and meditation practice, where it works as a blessing. The related spelling shantih appears in the last line of T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land.
How SHANTI is used
Used in religious, yoga and meditation contexts.
- The class ended with a soft chant of shanti.
- She whispered shanti and felt the room grow still.
- The prayer repeats shanti three times.
- He signed the card with one word, shanti.
- The temple bell rang as the monks spoke shanti.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHANTI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SHANTI
The 6 tiles of SHANTI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SHANTI
4 longer words begin with SHANTI.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANTI
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Common questions about SHANTI
- Is SHANTI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHANTI, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHANTI worth?
- SHANTI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHANTI mean?
- The Sanskrit word for peace, used as a spiritual wish for calm and inner harmony.
- What letters can be added to SHANTI?
- SHANTI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHANTI:
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