SULTAN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SULTAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SULTAN?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SULTAN is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SULTAN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SULTAN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SULTAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does SULTAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A king or supreme ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.
A sultan holds the highest political and often religious authority in certain Muslim states, a title historically most associated with the rulers of the Ottoman Empire, who governed from Constantinople for centuries. The word entered English from Arabic, where it originally meant something closer to authority or power before becoming the formal title of a monarch. Not every Muslim country has used the title; some regions instead speak of an emir, caliph, or shah, each carrying a slightly different scope of authority. A handful of countries, including Oman and Brunei, still have a reigning sultan today, so the title is not purely historical.
How SULTAN is used
Used for Muslim monarchs both historically, especially of the Ottoman Empire, and in the small number of countries that still use the title.
- The sultan ruled over a vast and wealthy empire.
- Visitors toured the old palace of the sultan.
- The sultan of Brunei holds both political and religious authority.
- Historians studied letters written to the sultan's court.
- A new sultan took the throne after his father's death.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SULTAN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SULTAN
The 6 tiles of SULTAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SULTAN
10 longer words begin with SULTAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SULTAN
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Common questions about SULTAN
- Is SULTAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SULTAN, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SULTAN worth?
- SULTAN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SULTAN mean?
- A king or supreme ruler of a Muslim country, especially of the former Ottoman Empire.
- What letters can be added to SULTAN?
- SULTAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SULTAN:
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