SEICHE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SEICHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEICHE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEICHE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEICHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seichesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEICHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEICHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does SEICHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A standing wave that sloshes back and forth across a lake or a partly enclosed sea.
A seiche is set off by wind, a change in air pressure or a small earthquake, and it keeps rocking the water long after the cause has gone, much like water swinging in a tilted bathtub. The word comes from the Swiss French dialect around Lake Geneva, where the effect was first studied. Large lakes such as Erie can show a seiche of several feet.
How SEICHE is used
Used in geography and oceanography; the plural is seiches, pronounced with a long a sound.
- A seiche pushed the lake water over the harbour wall.
- Strong winds can trigger a seiche that lasts for hours.
- The earthquake caused a seiche in pools hundreds of miles away.
- Scientists measured the seiche with gauges placed at both ends of the lake.
- Each seiche rocks the boats gently in their moorings.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEICHE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEICHE
1 longer words begin with SEICHE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEICHE
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Common questions about SEICHE
- Is SEICHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEICHE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEICHE worth?
- SEICHE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEICHE mean?
- A standing wave that sloshes back and forth across a lake or a partly enclosed sea.
- What letters can be added to SEICHE?
- SEICHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEICHE:
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