SAMSARA is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAMSARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAMSARA?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMSARA is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMSARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samsarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMSARA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAMSARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,647 thousand.
What stands out about SAMSARA
- 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 SAMSARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Hindu and Buddhist belief, the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
Followers of these religions see samsara as a round of suffering from which spiritual practice offers release. The goal of freeing oneself from samsara is called moksha or nirvana.
How SAMSARA is used
Samsara is a Sanskrit loanword used in religion and philosophy.
- The monk spoke about escaping samsara through meditation.
- In samsara, every life leads to another.
- The lecture explained how karma drives samsara.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMSARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAMSARA
The 7 tiles of SAMSARA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SAMSARA
1 longer words begin with SAMSARA.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMSARA
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Common questions about SAMSARA
- Is SAMSARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMSARA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMSARA worth?
- SAMSARA is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMSARA mean?
- In Hindu and Buddhist belief, the endless cycle of birth, death and rebirth.
- What letters can be added to SAMSARA?
- SAMSARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAMSARA:
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