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Ulema

Q: What does ulema mean?

As a noun, ulema means “the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community”.

u ₁l ₁e ₁m ₃a ₁

About 3 syllables

noun · 5 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does ulema mean?

noun

the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community
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Is ULEMA a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is ULEMA worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

u ₁l ₁e ₁m ₃a ₁

Words With Friends

10 pts

u ₂l ₂e ₁m ₄a ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

u ₂l ₁e ₁m ₃a ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

u ₂l ₂e ₁m ₃a ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ULEMA

Best shorter words top 30 of 36

alme 6 alum 6 lame 6 leam 6 luma 6 male 6 maul 6 meal 6 mela 6 mule 6 amu 5 elm 5 emu 5 lam 5 lum 5 mae 5 mal 5 mel 5 meu 5 am 4 em 4 ma 4 me 4 mu 4 um 4 ale 3 aue 3 eau 3 lea 3 leu 3

See all 36 words made from ULEMA

Hooks for ULEMA

Add one letter to the front or back of ULEMA to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

ulemas

Words that end like ULEMA

Common words that share the ending -EMA, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

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Ulema: quick answers

Is ULEMA a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. ULEMA is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is ULEMA worth?

ULEMA scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does ulema mean?

As a noun, ulema means “the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community”.

What words can you make with the letters in ULEMA?

You can make 36 shorter words from ULEMA, such as ALME, ALUM, LAME, LEAM. See the full list.