SERAPH is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SERAPH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERAPH?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERAPH is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERAPH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seraphsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERAPH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SERAPH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What stands out about SERAPH
- The same 6 tiles also spell 9 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 SERAPH mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
An angel of the highest rank, shown with six wings and burning with divine light.
In the Book of Isaiah the seraphim stand above the throne of God and call out their praise, and later Christian writers placed the seraph at the top of the order of angels. The name comes from a Hebrew word linked with burning. Poets use seraph more loosely for any radiant, pure or heavenly figure.
How SERAPH is used
Religious and literary; the usual plural is seraphim, though seraphs also occurs.
- The painter showed a seraph with six wings above the altar.
- Isaiah describes how each seraph covered its face and feet.
- The choir sang like a seraph in the dim cathedral.
- She looked like a seraph in the pale morning light.
- The medieval poet ranked every seraph above the cherubs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERAPH and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERAPH
The 6 tiles of SERAPH in a different order — 9 found.
Words starting with SERAPH
10 longer words begin with SERAPH.
Shorter words from the letters in SERAPH
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Common questions about SERAPH
- Is SERAPH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERAPH, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERAPH worth?
- SERAPH is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERAPH mean?
- An angel of the highest rank, shown with six wings and burning with divine light.
- What letters can be added to SERAPH?
- SERAPH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SERAPH:
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