SEMESTER is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEMESTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMESTER?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMESTER is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMESTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semestersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMESTER scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEMESTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMESTER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMESTER mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the two main terms into which a school or university year is divided.
Semester comes from Latin words for six months. In American colleges the fall and spring semesters make up the academic calendar, and credits are counted for each one.
How SEMESTER is used
Semester is the standard term for a half-year course period in North American education.
- She studied abroad for a semester in Spain.
- The fall semester begins in late August.
- Students must register before the semester starts.
- He failed one course in his first semester.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMESTER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMESTER
4 longer words begin with SEMESTER.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMESTER
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Common questions about SEMESTER
- Is SEMESTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMESTER, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMESTER worth?
- SEMESTER is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMESTER mean?
- One of the two main terms into which a school or university year is divided.
- What letters can be added to SEMESTER?
- SEMESTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEMESTER:
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