SPAHI is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SPAHI 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 SPAHI?
| 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 SPAHI is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPAHI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spahisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPAHI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPAHI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about SPAHI
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SPAHI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A light cavalry soldier in the Ottoman army, or in French colonial forces raised mainly in North Africa.
The word spahi passed into English from Ottoman Turkish, which had borrowed it from the Persian word for horseman. Ottoman spahis formed a mounted corps that received land grants in exchange for military service across the empire. France later revived the same name for cavalry regiments recruited in Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco during the colonial period. Military histories and museum displays still use spahi to label the uniforms and equipment of these mounted units.
How SPAHI is used
Used mainly in history writing about Ottoman and French colonial cavalry forces.
- The sultan reviewed a column of spahi cavalry before the campaign began.
- French colonial regiments of spahis wore distinctive red cloaks and turbans.
- A history book explained how land grants funded each spahi horse and equipment.
- One spahi regiment took part in the parade through the old quarter.
- The museum exhibit traces the spahi uniform from Ottoman origins to French service.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPAHI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPAHI
The 5 tiles of SPAHI in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SPAHI
1 longer words begin with SPAHI.
Shorter words from the letters in SPAHI
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Common questions about SPAHI
- Is SPAHI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPAHI, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPAHI worth?
- SPAHI is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPAHI mean?
- A light cavalry soldier in the Ottoman army, or in French colonial forces raised mainly in North Africa.
- What letters can be added to SPAHI?
- SPAHI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPAHI:
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