SAMSKARA is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SAMSKARA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAMSKARA?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMSKARA is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAMSKARA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samskarasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMSKARA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SAMSKARA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SAMSKARA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SAMSKARA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A Hindu rite of passage or purification ceremony that marks an important stage of life.
A samskara may mark a birth, the first feeding of solid food, a marriage or a funeral, and each follows its own traditional steps. In wider Indian thought the term can also mean an impression left on the mind by past experience.
How SAMSKARA is used
Used in discussions of Hindu religion, culture and philosophy.
- The family gathered at the temple for the naming samskara.
- Marriage is regarded as one of the most important samskara rites.
- The scholar explained how each samskara sanctifies a stage of life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMSKARA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAMSKARA
1 longer words begin with SAMSKARA.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMSKARA
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Common questions about SAMSKARA
- Is SAMSKARA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMSKARA, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMSKARA worth?
- SAMSKARA is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMSKARA mean?
- A Hindu rite of passage or purification ceremony that marks an important stage of life.
- What letters can be added to SAMSKARA?
- SAMSKARA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SAMSKARA:
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