SECATEUR is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SECATEUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SECATEUR?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECATEUR is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECATEUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
secateursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SECATEUR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SECATEUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SECATEUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SECATEUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A hand-held garden tool with two short blades, used to cut stems and small branches.
Secateurs are nearly always mentioned in the plural and are the standard tool for pruning roses and fruit bushes. Americans tend to call them pruning shears.
How SECATEUR is used
Secateur is mainly a British gardening term and is usually plural.
- She cut the rose stem with a sharp secateur.
- Keep the secateur oiled so it does not rust.
- He left his secateur on the garden bench.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECATEUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SECATEUR
1 longer words begin with SECATEUR.
Shorter words from the letters in SECATEUR
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Common questions about SECATEUR
- Is SECATEUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECATEUR, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECATEUR worth?
- SECATEUR is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECATEUR mean?
- A hand-held garden tool with two short blades, used to cut stems and small branches.
- What letters can be added to SECATEUR?
- SECATEUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SECATEUR:
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