Is IJTIHAD a word?
IJTIHAD is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 23 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, IJTIHAD is a valid word.
What does ijtihad mean?
noun: the endeavor of a Moslem 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”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
IJTIHAD: word details
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 18 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 19 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside ijtihad
Words you can make from the letters of ijtihad.
Solve a whole rack, not just IJTIHAD
IJTIHAD is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does IJTIHAD mean?
IJTIHAD is a noun. It means: the endeavor of a Moslem 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.
Is IJTIHAD a valid word?
Yes, IJTIHAD is a valid word. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.