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IJTIHADS

8 letters, 19 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What IJTIHADS Means

IJTIHADS is a form of IJTIHAD, which means:

  1. noun: the endeavor of a Muslim scholar to derive a rule of divine law from the Koran and Hadith without relying on the views of other scholars; by the end of the 10th century theologians decided that debate on such matters would be closed and Muslim theology and law were frozen“some reform-minded Islamic scholars believe that reopening ijtihad is a prerequisite for the survival of Islam”

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What It Scores

IJTIHADS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as I1 J8 T1 I1 H4 A1 D2 S1.

Anagrams of IJTIHADS (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In IJTIHADS

105 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

7 letter words (2)

6 letter words (4)

5 letter words (13)

4 letter words (33)

3 letter words (35)

2 letter words (18)

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