SAMITE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SAMITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAMITE?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMITE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SAMITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about SAMITE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 SAMITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A heavy, rich silk cloth, often woven with gold or silver thread, worn in the Middle Ages.
Samite was a costly fabric made in the Byzantine and Islamic worlds and sold to the courts and churches of medieval Europe. The name goes back to a Greek word meaning six threads, a reference to the strong weave. It is best known to modern readers from Arthurian romance, where an arm clothed in white samite rises from the lake holding Excalibur. Today the word is almost purely literary or historical.
How SAMITE is used
Found in historical writing, poetry and fantasy.
- The queen wore a gown of crimson samite.
- An arm clothed in white samite rose from the lake.
- The altar was draped in samite embroidered with gold.
- Merchants brought bolts of samite from the East.
- The knight laid his sword on a cushion of green samite.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAMITE
The 6 tiles of SAMITE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SAMITE
1 longer words begin with SAMITE.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMITE
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Common questions about SAMITE
- Is SAMITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMITE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMITE worth?
- SAMITE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMITE mean?
- A heavy, rich silk cloth, often woven with gold or silver thread, worn in the Middle Ages.
- What letters can be added to SAMITE?
- SAMITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SAMITE:
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