Is RAJ a valid word?

RAJ means rule or sovereignty, from Hindi, best known from the British Raj, the period of British rule in India; its plural is RAJES. RAJA and RAJAH, a king or prince, are valid too. RAJ ends in J, so the J can reach a bonus square at the end of a play.

Before any bonus squares: R 1 + A 1 + J 8 = 10. On a double-word square that's 20, on a triple-word 30, and every letter bonus under one of these tiles is applied first.

Later in the game, put the J on a 3L square and RAJ is worth 26 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 RAJ and these are still words:

These use exactly the letters of RAJ:

RAJ means rule or reign, as in the British Raj in India. Add an A for RAJA.

• Three-letter words with J, Q, X or Z

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