SEMAPHORE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SEMAPHORE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableSEMAPHORE · 9 letters · 16 pts Scrabble · 17 pts WWF
16points in Scrabble
17points in Words with Friends
9letters
2hooks available
Which word lists accept SEMAPHORE?
| 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: 38 / 100
38WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.78
Hooks 25%2
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%6.33%
Our own measure of how useful SEMAPHORE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMAPHORE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMAPHORE scores
Scrabble s1e1m3a1p3h4o1r1e1 16
Words with Friends s1e1m4a1p4h3o1r1e1 17
Face value of the 9 tiles in SEMAPHORE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMAPHORE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SEMAPHORE
2 longer words begin with SEMAPHORE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMAPHORE
hampers14 hareems12 heapers12 mahseer12 rehomes12 reshape12 sphaere12 spheare12 amperes11 empares11 hamper13 morphs13 pharms13 ephors11 hamose11 hareem11 harems11 heaper11 hepars11 hermae11 herpes11 homers11 hopers11 hormes11 mahoes11 masher11 mosher11 omrahs11 phares11 pharos11 phaser11 phasor11 pheers11 phrase11 posher11 raphes11 rehems11 rehome11 rhemes11 seraph11
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Common questions about SEMAPHORE
- Is SEMAPHORE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMAPHORE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMAPHORE worth?
- SEMAPHORE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SEMAPHORE?
- SEMAPHORE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SEMAPHORE:
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