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Is PAHLAVIS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PAHLAVIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PAHLAVIS mean?

Pahlavis is a form of PAHLAVI.

  1. noun

    Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980)

  2. noun

    the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries

  3. noun

    the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

16

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

8

Letters

P (3) + A (1) + H (4) + L (1) + A (1) + V (4) + I (1) + S (1) = 16 points in Scrabble.

Dictionary status

  • Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
  • Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
  • Words With FriendsListed

Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.

Hooks for PAHLAVIS

PAHLAVIS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.

Front hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the front.

Back hooks0

None — nothing can be added to the end.

Words you can make from PAHLAVIS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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