SET is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. SET is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SET?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SET is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SET
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SET scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 561.
What stands out about SET
- The same 3 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 SET mean in Scrabble?
verb
To put something in a particular place or state.
Set held the longest entry in the older dictionaries — well over four hundred senses — until run overtook it in the most recent revision. Most of them are ordinary rather than technical, which is exactly what makes the word hard to define.
How SET is used
The past tense and participle are both set.
- They set the date and moved it twice.
- The verb set once had the longest entry in the dictionary.
- Jelly sets faster in a shallow dish.
- A set of four and one of them chipped.
- Setting a bone and setting a table use one word.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SET and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SET
The 3 tiles of SET in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SET
Showing 24 of 64 words that begin with SET.
Words ending in SET
Showing 24 of 74 words that end in SET. Useful as a back hook: play SET onto a word already on the board.
Words with SET inside
Showing 24 of 304 words that contain SET somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SET are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SET
Common questions about SET
- Is SET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SET, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SET worth?
- SET is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SET mean?
- To put something in a particular place or state.
- What letters can be added to SET?
- SET takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SET:
Open SET in the Word Finder