/ˈkɪblə/
noun

Is QIBLA a Scrabble word?

Yes. QIBLA is a valid Scrabble word in both tournament lists, NWL2023 and Collins. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends.

NWL Collins Not in ENABLE Wordle guess list

Meaning The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.

Noun 1 meaning

  1. The direction in which Muslims face while praying, currently determined as the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca.

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

Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قِبْلَة (qibla, “which is opposite”).

QIBLA at a glance

QIBLA has 5 letters and scores 16 points in Scrabble (Q 10 + I 1 + B 3 + L 1 + A 1) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #97,655 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in NWL2023, Collins (older SOWPODS edition).

Words ending in -BLA

More endings

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

  • TABLA7
  • KEMBLA14
  • RAMBLA10
  • NABLA7
  • DOBLA8
  • KIBLA11

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  • KIBLA11

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