SHARIF is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SHARIF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHARIF?
| 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 SHARIF is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHARIF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sharifsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHARIF scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHARIF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What does SHARIF mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A title for a person claimed as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.
The word comes from Arabic and was applied to nobles and rulers who traced their line to the Prophet. In some Muslim countries a sharif held authority as a magistrate, a local ruler or a religious leader. Writers also meet the spellings sherif and shereef for the same title, and sharif is the form most used today.
How SHARIF is used
Used in works on Islamic history and on North Africa and the Middle East.
- The sharif received the delegation in the courtyard of his house.
- A sharif was respected for his descent as much as for his office.
- The chronicle names the sharif who ruled the province that year.
- Every sharif in the town was invited to the ceremony.
- The book traces the line of a sharif back through many generations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHARIF and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHARIF
2 longer words begin with SHARIF.
Shorter words from the letters in SHARIF
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Common questions about SHARIF
- Is SHARIF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHARIF, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHARIF worth?
- SHARIF is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHARIF mean?
- A title for a person claimed as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima.
- What letters can be added to SHARIF?
- SHARIF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHARIF:
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