SCHEMA is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SCHEMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCHEMA?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCHEMA is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCHEMA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
schemasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCHEMA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCHEMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about SCHEMA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 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 SCHEMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
An outline or diagram that shows the overall plan or structure of something.
A schema lays out how the parts of a system relate, whether the system is a database, an argument or an electrical circuit. In psychology the word has a second use: a mental framework that organises what a person knows and can be revised by new experience. The plural is either schemas or, in a more learned style, schemata.
How SCHEMA is used
Technical in computing and psychology; also used generally for any structural plan.
- The team drew a schema of the new database on the whiteboard.
- Her schema of the plot showed how each clue connected.
- A child builds a schema for dogs after meeting a few of them.
- The schema had to change when the data format changed.
- He published the schema so that other developers could follow it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCHEMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCHEMA
The 6 tiles of SCHEMA in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SCHEMA
22 longer words begin with SCHEMA.
Shorter words from the letters in SCHEMA
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Common questions about SCHEMA
- Is SCHEMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCHEMA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCHEMA worth?
- SCHEMA is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCHEMA mean?
- An outline or diagram that shows the overall plan or structure of something.
- What letters can be added to SCHEMA?
- SCHEMA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCHEMA:
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