shah

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
8
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ʃɑː/

Definition of shah

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A king of Persia or Iran.
    “We had a cordial welcome in Tehran from the shah and Empress Farah, a delightful banquet, and adequate time to discuss the Middle East and nuclear power affairs with the shah.”
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noun

  1. A king of Persia or Iran.
    “We had a cordial welcome in Tehran from the shah and Empress Farah, a delightful banquet, and adequate time to discuss the Middle East and nuclear power affairs with the shah.”
  2. A supreme ruler in some West Asian, Central Asian or South Asian nations.
  3. (historical)A Ukrainian monetary unit.

name

  1. A surname.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From Persian شاه (šâh), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/). Doublet of check. More at chess.

Anagrams of shah

4 plays · some not in Scrabble

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Words you can make from shah

12 playable · top: HAHS (10 pts)

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4-letter words

1 word

3-letter words

6 words

2-letter words

4 words

Hooks

1 extension · 1 back

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