SHARIA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHARIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHARIA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHARIA is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHARIA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHARIA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHARIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does SHARIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The system of Islamic religious law, based on the Quran and on the sayings and example of the Prophet Muhammad.
Sharia covers religious worship as well as questions of family life, business and conduct, and scholars have interpreted it in several schools of thought. The Arabic word originally meant a path leading to water. Countries apply it in very different ways, from personal matters only to a wide legal code, which is why the term needs context.
How SHARIA is used
Used in religious, legal and news writing; also spelled shariah.
- The scholar spoke on the sources of sharia.
- Some countries base their family law on sharia.
- Sharia has several schools of interpretation.
- The student wrote an essay on sharia and commercial contracts.
- A court in that region applies sharia in marriage cases.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHARIA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHARIA
5 longer words begin with SHARIA.
Shorter words from the letters in SHARIA
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Common questions about SHARIA
- Is SHARIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHARIA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHARIA worth?
- SHARIA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHARIA mean?
- The system of Islamic religious law, based on the Quran and on the sayings and example of the Prophet Muhammad.
- What letters can be added to SHARIA?
- SHARIA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHARIA:
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