Is QADI a valid word?

QADI is an Arabic word for a judge who rules on matters of Islamic law. It has the variant spellings CADI and KADI, all valid, with the plurals QADIS, CADIS and KADIS. The handiest thing about QADI is that it is an anagram of QAID, the North African chief: the same four tiles, Q, A, D and I, make either word, so if one doesn't fit the board the other might. Both put the Q on the board without a U and with tiles almost every rack has.

Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + D 2 + I 1 = 14. On a double-word square that's 28, on a triple-word 42, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QADI is worth 34 before any word bonus.

Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.

Swap any one letter of QADI and these are still words:

These use exactly the letters of QADI:

QADI is a judge in Muslim law, also spelled CADI and KADI. QADI and QAID use the same four letters.

• Q without U

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