SELDOM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SELDOM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SELDOM?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SELDOM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SELDOM
No single letter turns SELDOM into another word.
How SELDOM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SELDOM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 97,009.
What does SELDOM mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Not often; on only a few occasions.
Seldom sits close to the word rarely, but it is somewhat more formal and often appears in written advice or proverbs. It is usually placed before the verb, and when it opens a sentence the grammar flips, as in "Seldom have I seen such a sight". Its Old English ancestor meant strange, which hints at how something done rarely feels unusual.
How SELDOM is used
Common in careful writing; inverted word order after it is formal.
- He seldom speaks of his years abroad.
- Seldom has the village seen such a storm.
- Rain seldom falls in this part of the desert.
- The shop is seldom busy before noon.
- She seldom missed a day of practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SELDOM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SELDOM
The 6 tiles of SELDOM in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SELDOM
3 longer words begin with SELDOM.
Shorter words from the letters in SELDOM
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Common questions about SELDOM
- Is SELDOM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SELDOM, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SELDOM worth?
- SELDOM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SELDOM mean?
- Not often; on only a few occasions.
- What letters can be added to SELDOM?
- No single letter can be added to SELDOM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SELDOM:
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