SEMESTRIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEMESTRIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMESTRIAL?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMESTRIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMESTRIAL
No single letter turns SEMESTRIAL into another word.
How SEMESTRIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SEMESTRIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMESTRIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMESTRIAL
- The same 10 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 SEMESTRIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Happening every six months, or lasting for six months.
Semestrial is mostly met in academic or administrative settings, where a payment or report falls due twice a year. It is a close relative of the shorter semestral.
How SEMESTRIAL is used
Used in formal contexts about half-yearly events.
- The university issues a semestrial report on enrolment.
- Fees are collected in semestrial instalments.
- A semestrial review of the budget is planned.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMESTRIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEMESTRIAL
The 10 tiles of SEMESTRIAL in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMESTRIAL
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Common questions about SEMESTRIAL
- Is SEMESTRIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMESTRIAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMESTRIAL worth?
- SEMESTRIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMESTRIAL mean?
- Happening every six months, or lasting for six months.
- What letters can be added to SEMESTRIAL?
- No single letter can be added to SEMESTRIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SEMESTRIAL:
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