SAMEKH is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SAMEKH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAMEKH?
| 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 SAMEKH is to know. It scores 15 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMEKH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samekhsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMEKH scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAMEKH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 689,845.
What does SAMEKH mean in Scrabble?
noun
The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Samekh stands for an s sound and has a closed, rounded shape. In the traditional numbering of letters it carries the value sixty. The name appears in several spellings in English.
How SAMEKH is used
Used when naming or teaching the letters of the Hebrew alphabet.
- The class learned to write samekh after the letter nun.
- Samekh is shaped like a small closed circle.
- In numbering, samekh stands for sixty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMEKH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAMEKH
1 longer words begin with SAMEKH.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMEKH
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Common questions about SAMEKH
- Is SAMEKH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMEKH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMEKH worth?
- SAMEKH is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMEKH mean?
- The fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- What letters can be added to SAMEKH?
- SAMEKH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAMEKH:
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