caliphate
NOUN
/kælə,feɪt/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH C
caliphate is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3A1L1I1P3H4A1T1E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does caliphate mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community.
2
The office of a caliph.
BROADER
3
The territorial jurisdiction of a caliph.
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