ZILLAH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. ZILLAH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZILLAH?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZILLAH is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZILLAH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
zillahsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZILLAH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ZILLAH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,226 thousand.
What does ZILLAH mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An administrative district in India.
In British India a zillah was a division of a province placed under a local officer. The same unit still exists in the region under a similar name.
How ZILLAH is used
Used in historical and regional writing about the Indian subcontinent.
- The magistrate governed the whole zillah.
- Each zillah had its own court and revenue office.
- The zillah was divided into smaller sub-districts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZILLAH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZILLAH
1 longer words begin with ZILLAH.
Shorter words from the letters in ZILLAH
Common questions about ZILLAH
- Is ZILLAH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZILLAH, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZILLAH worth?
- ZILLAH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZILLAH mean?
- An administrative district in India.
- What letters can be added to ZILLAH?
- ZILLAH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ZILLAH:
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