SEME is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SEME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEME?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEME is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SEME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,427.
What stands out about SEME
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 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 SEME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
heraldry
Covered or strewn with a small repeated pattern or scattering of tiny charges, as a heraldic field.
A shield or field described as seme is decorated all over with a repeating small design, such as stars or drops, rather than with one large central image, and the pattern is treated as covering the whole surface evenly. The term seme comes from heraldic blazon, the formal language used to describe coats of arms.
How SEME is used
A technical heraldic term, rarely met outside descriptions of coats of arms.
- The shield was seme of small gold stars on a blue field.
- Herald books describe the banner as seme with tiny fleurs-de-lis.
- A field seme of drops is a common pattern in old heraldry.
- The coat of arms appeared seme with crosses across its whole surface.
- She learned that seme patterns cover a field without one central figure.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEME
The 4 tiles of SEME in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SEME
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with SEME.
Words ending in SEME
4 words end in SEME. Useful as a back hook: play SEME onto a word already on the board.
Words with SEME inside
Showing 24 of 121 words that contain SEME somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SEME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEME
Common questions about SEME
- Is SEME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEME, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEME worth?
- SEME is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEME mean?
- Covered or strewn with a small repeated pattern or scattering of tiny charges, as a heraldic field.
- What letters can be added to SEME?
- SEME takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SEME:
Open SEME in the Word Finder