SECERN is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SECERN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SECERN?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SECERN is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SECERN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
secernsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SECERN scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SECERN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,713.
What stands out about SECERN
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 SECERN mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To tell one thing from another, or to separate it from the rest.
To secern is to pick out a real difference, as a judge might secern truth from a clever falsehood. The word is bookish and has largely given way to discern, which looks and sounds much the same. It comes from the Latin for setting apart, and in biology it was once used for a gland that separates a substance from the blood. Today it turns up mostly in older prose and word lists.
How SECERN is used
Rare and formal; found in older writing and in word games.
- It is hard to secern a good motive from a selfish one.
- The tasters could secern the two wines at once.
- A careful reader will secern the facts from the rumours.
- He tried to secern the faint sound from the noise of the street.
- Few people can secern a copy from the original painting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SECERN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SECERN
The 6 tiles of SECERN in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SECERN
7 longer words begin with SECERN.
Shorter words from the letters in SECERN
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Common questions about SECERN
- Is SECERN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SECERN, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SECERN worth?
- SECERN is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SECERN mean?
- To tell one thing from another, or to separate it from the rest.
- What letters can be added to SECERN?
- SECERN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SECERN:
Open SECERN in the Word Finder