WAZIR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 17 points
It depends on the list you play by. WAZIR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 17 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept WAZIR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WAZIR is to know. It scores 17 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WAZIR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wazirsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WAZIR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WAZIR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 77,456.
What does WAZIR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A high-ranking minister or official who served a ruler in certain Muslim states, especially under the Ottoman Empire.
A wazir carried out administrative, judicial or military duties on behalf of a sultan or emir, acting as the ruler's chief adviser and often wielding great personal power. The title appears throughout Ottoman, Persian and Arab history under a range of related spellings.
How WAZIR is used
Used mainly in historical and literary contexts describing Middle Eastern and South Asian courts.
- The sultan relied on his wazir to manage the treasury.
- Stories describe the wazir plotting against the young prince.
- Each province answered to a wazir appointed by the capital.
- The old wazir advised caution before going to war.
- Records list the wazir among the court's most trusted officials.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WAZIR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WAZIR
1 longer words begin with WAZIR.
Shorter words from the letters in WAZIR
Common questions about WAZIR
- Is WAZIR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WAZIR, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WAZIR worth?
- WAZIR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WAZIR mean?
- A high-ranking minister or official who served a ruler in certain Muslim states, especially under the Ottoman Empire.
- What letters can be added to WAZIR?
- WAZIR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WAZIR:
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