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/kəˈwɑːli/
noun

Is QAWWALI a Scrabble word?

Yes. QAWWALI is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words With Friends.

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Meaning A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.

Noun 2 meanings

  1. A style of Muslim devotional music, especially among the South Asian Sufis, accompanied by drums and harmonium.

  2. A song in this style.

Definitions adapted from Wiktionary: qawwali via Kaikki/Wiktextract, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Urdu قوالی (qawwālī), from Classical Persian قوالی (qawwālī).

QAWWALI at a glance

QAWWALI has 7 letters and scores 22 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + A 1 + W 4 + W 4 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1) and 23 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #178,858 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -ALI

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Same last three letters as QAWWALI. This is a spelling match, so not every word here rhymes.

  • MALI6
  • KALI8
  • ALKALI10
  • DALI5
  • PALI6
  • WALI7
  • TALI4
  • VALI7
  • THALI8
  • KATHAKALI20
  • UGALI6
  • ARGALI7

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