SEMEIOLOGIST is valid in Collins, not in North America — 15 points

It depends on the list you play by. SEMEIOLOGIST is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 15 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept SEMEIOLOGIST?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SEMEIOLOGIST is to know. It scores 15 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SEMEIOLOGIST

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SEMEIOLOGIST scores

Face value of the 12 tiles in SEMEIOLOGIST, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMEIOLOGIST has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SEMEIOLOGIST

• SEMEIOLOGIST runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.

Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things

Words starting with SEMEIOLOGIST

1 longer words begin with SEMEIOLOGIST.

Shorter words from the letters in SEMEIOLOGIST

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Common questions about SEMEIOLOGIST

Is SEMEIOLOGIST valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SEMEIOLOGIST is not in it.

How many points is SEMEIOLOGIST worth?

SEMEIOLOGIST is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SEMEIOLOGIST?

SEMEIOLOGIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.