Yes. HAJ is a valid word.
HAJ is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
HAJ is in the NASPA Word List 2023 (NWL2023), the North American list that Tileside uses for challenges and the one used in club and tournament play.
About HAJ
HAJ is the pilgrimage to Mecca that every Muslim who is able is expected to make at least once; the word list also accepts HADJ and HAJJ, and a person who has made it is a HAJI, HAJJI or HADJI. HAJ ends in J, so it can put the 8-point J on a bonus square at the end of your play, and its H adds four more points.
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HAJ scores 13 points
Before any bonus squares: H 4 + A 1 + J 8 = 13. On a double-word square that's 26, on a triple-word 39, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: HAJ as the first play
Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and HAJ is worth 29 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
Longer words from HAJ
Other forms of HAJ (1):
- HAJESform of HAJ: the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja
Words that start with HAJ:
- HAJISform of HAJI: an Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
- HAJJIa general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people
- HAJJESform of HAJJ: the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja
- HAJJISform of HAJJI: a general term used by foreign soldiers to refer to the Iraqi people
Change one tile
Swap any one letter of HAJ and these are still words:
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters H, A and J.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
HAJ + D
- HADJthe fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja
HAJ + I
- HAJIan Arabic term of respect for someone who has made the pilgrimage to Mecca
HAJ + J
- HAJJthe fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja
Memory tip
HAJ is the pilgrimage to Mecca, also spelled HADJ and HAJJ. The J sits on the end, ready to hook off the board.
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Tileside checks words against the North American list, the NASPA Word List 2023. Your group's chosen dictionary always wins.
Word list: NASPA Word List 2023, used under license. NASPA Word List 2023 Edition © NASPA 2023. The copy included in this app is licensed for personal use. You may not use it for any commercial purposes.
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