5 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
originA corruption of Arabic صَفَوِيّ (ṣafawiyy), the nisba indicating the dynasty's descent from Safi ad-Din al-Ardabili. Cognate with Middle French Sophi, New Latin Sophi, Sophus, Italian sofì, Spanish sofí. Not related to Sufi. Spellings possibly influenced by the name Sophia.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0