SEC is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SEC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEC?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEC is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEC
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEC scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SEC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,684.
What does SEC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Dry, as a description of wine.
Sec on a French label means dry, and demi-sec means half of that, which in practice tastes noticeably sweet. English also uses sec informally as a clipping of second, and that one has nothing to do with wine at all.
How SEC is used
After the noun on labels. Also informal for a second.
- A bottle marked sec is drier than one marked demi-sec.
- The word sec is French for dry.
- Hang on a sec and I will find the corkscrew.
- Demi-sec is sweeter than the name suggests.
- Two secs on a label mean two different levels of dryness.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEC
Showing 24 of 272 words that begin with SEC.
Words ending in SEC
7 words end in SEC. Useful as a back hook: play SEC onto a word already on the board.
Words with SEC inside
Showing 24 of 364 words that contain SEC somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SEC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEC
Common questions about SEC
- Is SEC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEC, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEC worth?
- SEC is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEC mean?
- Dry, as a description of wine.
- What letters can be added to SEC?
- SEC takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SEC:
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