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Is giaour a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word giaour is a Scrabble US word. The word giaour is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is giaour a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word giaour is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

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Is giaour a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word giaour is a Words With Friends word. The word giaour is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

GIAOUR,

5-letter words (3 found)

GOURA,GUIRO,ORGIA,

4-letter words (13 found)

AGIO,AGRO,GAIR,GARI,GAUR,GIRO,GORA,GORI,GUAR,RAGI,RAGU,RUGA,URAO,

3-letter words (17 found)

AGO,AIR,GAR,GAU,GIO,GOA,GOR,GUR,OAR,ORA,ORG,OUR,RAG,RAI,RIA,RIG,RUG,

2-letter words (12 found)

AG,AI,AR,GI,GO,GU,IO,OI,OR,OU,UG,UR,

You can make 46 words from giaour according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of giaour

giaour

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كاور (gâvur), from Persian گاور (gâvor), a variant of گبر (gabr, “infidel”); see there for more. Doublet of Gheber and Gueber.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒaʊə/

Noun

giaour (plural giaours)

  1. (religious slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.

Translations

References

  • “‖Giaour” on page 172 of § 2 (G) of volume IV (F and G, ed. Henry Bradley, 1901) of A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (1st ed.)

Further reading

  • giaour on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Noun

giaour m (plural giaours)

  1. (religious slur) giaour

Further reading

  • “giaour”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Portuguese

Noun

giaour m (plural giaours)

  1. (religious slur) giaour (term for a non-Muslim used by Turks)

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