SAMURAI is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SAMURAI 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 SAMURAI?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAMURAI 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 SAMURAI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
samuraisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAMURAI scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAMURAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SAMURAI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A member of the powerful military class of feudal Japan.
A samurai served a lord, wore armour and carried two swords, following a code of honour called bushido. The class was abolished in the nineteenth century, but samurai remain popular in films and stories.
How SAMURAI is used
Samurai has the same form in the singular and plural.
- The samurai bowed to his lord.
- Each samurai carried a long and a short sword.
- Films about samurai often show duels at dawn.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAMURAI and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAMURAI
1 longer words begin with SAMURAI.
Shorter words from the letters in SAMURAI
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Common questions about SAMURAI
- Is SAMURAI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAMURAI, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAMURAI worth?
- SAMURAI is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAMURAI mean?
- A member of the powerful military class of feudal Japan.
- What letters can be added to SAMURAI?
- SAMURAI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAMURAI:
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