SCHEME is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCHEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHEME?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHEME is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHEME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHEME scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 564,419.
What does SCHEME mean in Scrabble?
noun
A plan of action, often a clever or secret one, or an organised arrangement of parts.
The word covers both honest and dishonest plans: a pension scheme is a formal arrangement, while a scheme to cheat investors is a plot. It can also mean an ordered pattern, as in a colour scheme or a rhyme scheme. The same spelling works as a verb meaning to make secret plans, usually with a sly purpose.
How SCHEME is used
Neutral in compounds such as colour scheme; tends to sound sly when used alone for a person's plan.
- The council announced a scheme to plant ten thousand trees.
- Their scheme to buy the shop in secret was soon discovered.
- The poem follows a strict rhyme scheme.
- She chose a blue and grey colour scheme for the kitchen.
- He liked to scheme late at night over a cup of tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHEME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCHEME
The 6 tiles of SCHEME in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCHEME
4 longer words begin with SCHEME.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHEME
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Common questions about SCHEME
- Is SCHEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHEME, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHEME worth?
- SCHEME is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHEME mean?
- A plan of action, often a clever or secret one, or an organised arrangement of parts.
- What letters can be added to SCHEME?
- SCHEME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHEME:
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