SEISM is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SEISM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEISM?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEISM is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEISM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seismsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEISM scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SEISM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about SEISM
- The same 5 tiles also spell 2 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 SEISM mean in Scrabble?
noun
rare
An earthquake, or the shaking and trembling of the ground that an earthquake produces.
A seism can strike without warning, releasing sudden strain built up along a fault deep underground and sending shockwaves through rock and soil alike. Writers and geologists once used the word as a plain alternative to earthquake, and it still survives in this sense in older scientific papers and in poetry that reaches for a less everyday term. The related word seismic, describing anything connected with earthquakes, has stayed in everyday use even though seism itself has become uncommon outside specialist or literary writing. A minor seism may pass almost unnoticed, while a powerful one can level whole cities within seconds.
How SEISM is used
Rare outside older or specialist writing; seismic, the related adjective, remains the everyday term.
- The old survey recorded a seism strong enough to crack the harbour wall.
- Instruments in the observatory detected a faint seism far out at sea.
- The poem described the seism as the earth's own restless heartbeat.
- Villagers rebuilt their homes after the seism levelled half the town.
- A minor seism rattled windows but caused no lasting damage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEISM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEISM
The 5 tiles of SEISM in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SEISM
Showing 24 of 38 words that begin with SEISM.
Words ending in SEISM
2 words end in SEISM. Useful as a back hook: play SEISM onto a word already on the board.
Words with SEISM inside
15 words contain SEISM in the middle. Words that start with SEISM are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEISM
Common questions about SEISM
- Is SEISM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEISM, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEISM worth?
- SEISM is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEISM mean?
- An earthquake, or the shaking and trembling of the ground that an earthquake produces.
- What letters can be added to SEISM?
- SEISM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SEISM:
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