SEMANTIC is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEMANTIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMANTIC?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMANTIC is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMANTIC
Front hooks — 1
asemanticBack hooks — 1
semanticsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMANTIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEMANTIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMANTIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMANTIC
- All 8 letters of SEMANTIC are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 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 SEMANTIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to meaning in language or logic.
A semantic difference is a difference of meaning, as opposed to one of spelling or sound. Arguments dismissed as merely semantic turn on what a word is taken to mean, not on facts.
How SEMANTIC is used
Common in linguistics, computing and everyday talk about word meaning.
- It was only a semantic disagreement, not a real one.
- The linguist studies semantic change over centuries.
- A semantic error means the sentence is grammatical but meaningless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMANTIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEMANTIC
The 8 tiles of SEMANTIC in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SEMANTIC
5 longer words begin with SEMANTIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMANTIC
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Common questions about SEMANTIC
- Is SEMANTIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMANTIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMANTIC worth?
- SEMANTIC is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMANTIC mean?
- Relating to meaning in language or logic.
- What letters can be added to SEMANTIC?
- SEMANTIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEMANTIC:
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