SAMPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SAMPLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAMPLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMPLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMPLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMPLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAMPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What stands out about SAMPLE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAMPLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small part or single example taken to show what the whole is like or to be tested.
A sample lets you judge a large thing without handling all of it, which is why shops offer a taste of cheese and laboratories test a drop of blood. In statistics the word means a group chosen from a bigger population, and the quality of any conclusion depends on how fairly that group was picked. In music a sample is a short recorded sound reused in a new track. The word is also a verb, meaning to try or to take a sample.
How SAMPLE is used
Very common in everyday, scientific and musical contexts; the verb to sample is equally common.
- The shop gave every visitor a free sample of the new tea.
- Doctors sent the blood sample to the laboratory.
- A sample of two hundred voters is too small to prove much.
- The producer built the song around a sample from an old soul record.
- Please bring a sample of your handwriting to the interview.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAMPLE
The 6 tiles of SAMPLE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAMPLE
6 longer words begin with SAMPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMPLE
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Common questions about SAMPLE
- Is SAMPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMPLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMPLE worth?
- SAMPLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMPLE mean?
- A small part or single example taken to show what the whole is like or to be tested.
- What letters can be added to SAMPLE?
- SAMPLE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAMPLE:
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