hegira

hegira is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 10 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, A. D. 622 (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of Mohammed.
2. noun. a journey by a large group to escape from a hostile environment

   Synonyms: exodus, hejira

3. noun. the flight of Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622 which marked the beginning of the Muslim era; the Muslim calendar begins in that year

   Synonyms: hejira

Synonyms

exodus, hejira

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in hegira:

hegari

Common word forms

hegiras

Words from these letters

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