ZAMINDAR is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. ZAMINDAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZAMINDAR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZAMINDAR is to know. It scores 20 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZAMINDAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZAMINDAR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in ZAMINDAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ZAMINDAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ZAMINDAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In India, a landowner, especially one who held large estates and collected rent or revenue from tenants.
Under Mughal and British rule a zamindar often paid a fixed sum to the government and kept what he could collect from the farmers. The system shaped village life for generations. Novels and histories of the subcontinent mention the zamindar often.
How ZAMINDAR is used
Used in history and literature about South Asia.
- The zamindar owned most of the farmland in the district.
- Tenants paid their rent to the zamindar twice a year.
- A zamindar family built the large house on the hill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZAMINDAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZAMINDAR
5 longer words begin with ZAMINDAR.
Shorter words from the letters in ZAMINDAR
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Common questions about ZAMINDAR
- Is ZAMINDAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZAMINDAR, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZAMINDAR worth?
- ZAMINDAR is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZAMINDAR mean?
- In India, a landowner, especially one who held large estates and collected rent or revenue from tenants.
- What letters can be added to ZAMINDAR?
- ZAMINDAR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of ZAMINDAR:
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