SAMISEN is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAMISEN 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 SAMISEN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMISEN is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMISEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samisensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMISEN scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAMISEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 228,732.
What stands out about SAMISEN
- The same 7 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 SAMISEN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument with a long neck and a square body, played with a large plectrum.
The samisen accompanies folk songs, kabuki and puppet theatre, and its sharp, twanging sound is easy to recognise. A skin stretched over the body works much like the head of a banjo.
How SAMISEN is used
Samisen is also spelled shamisen, which is common in English books on Japanese music.
- The geisha tuned her samisen before the performance.
- A samisen player sat on the left of the stage.
- He struck the samisen with a broad wooden plectrum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMISEN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAMISEN
The 7 tiles of SAMISEN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAMISEN
1 longer words begin with SAMISEN.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMISEN
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Common questions about SAMISEN
- Is SAMISEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMISEN, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMISEN worth?
- SAMISEN is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMISEN mean?
- A traditional Japanese three-stringed instrument with a long neck and a square body, played with a large plectrum.
- What letters can be added to SAMISEN?
- SAMISEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAMISEN:
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