SHANTIH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SHANTIH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHANTIH?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHANTIH is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHANTIH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
shantihsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHANTIH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SHANTIH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,372 thousand.
What does SHANTIH mean in Scrabble?
noun
Peace; a Sanskrit word used as a closing blessing.
Shantih comes from Sanskrit and ends Hindu prayers, often repeated three times. Many English readers know it from the last line of a famous modern poem.
How SHANTIH is used
Shantih is a borrowed word, also spelled shanti.
- The chant ended with a soft shantih.
- The poem closes on the single word shantih.
- He wished the whole room shantih.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHANTIH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHANTIH
1 longer words begin with SHANTIH.
Shorter words from the letters in SHANTIH
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Common questions about SHANTIH
- Is SHANTIH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHANTIH, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHANTIH worth?
- SHANTIH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHANTIH mean?
- Peace; a Sanskrit word used as a closing blessing.
- What letters can be added to SHANTIH?
- SHANTIH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SHANTIH:
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