Yes. QAWWALI is a valid word.
QAWWALI is valid in the North American word list used for the Scrabble board game and other crossword tile games.
QAWWALI 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 QAWWALI
QAWWALI is a form of Sufi devotional music from Pakistan and northern India, sung by a lead singer with a chorus, harmonium and percussion; Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan made it famous around the world. Its plural is QAWWALIS. It uses both W tiles in the set, and with the Q it scores well even without bonus squares. At seven letters, QAWWALI from your rack is a bingo.
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QAWWALI scores 22 points
Before any bonus squares: Q 10 + A 1 + W 4 + W 4 + A 1 + L 1 + I 1 = 22. On a double-word square that's 44, on a triple-word 66, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.
Example: QAWWALI as the first play
Later in the game, put the Q on a 3L square and QAWWALI is worth 42 before any word bonus.
Hooks: one tile makes a new word
After QAWWALI (1):
- QAWWALISform of QAWWALI: a style of Muslim music
Place that one tile so it also forms a word in the other direction and both words score.
Longer words from QAWWALI
Other forms of QAWWALI (1):
- QAWWALISform of QAWWALI: a style of Muslim music
Same letters, other words
No other word in the list uses exactly the letters Q, A, W, W, A, L and I.
Add one tile: words from these letters plus one more
QAWWALI + S
- QAWWALISform of QAWWALI: a style of Muslim music
Memory tip
QAWWALI is Sufi devotional music from Pakistan and India, famous for its powerful singers. Two W tiles in one word.
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