SEMI is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SEMI 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 SEMI?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SEMI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does SEMI mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
An informal short form for a semi-detached house, a semifinal match, or a semi-trailer truck, with the meaning decided by context.
In everyday British speech a semi usually means a semi-detached house, one joined to a neighbouring house by a shared wall, while in sport a semi is the semifinal round of a competition, and in trucking a semi is a large tractor-trailer vehicle. The short word semi always depends on context to show which longer term it is standing in for.
How SEMI is used
Common in casual speech; the intended meaning must be guessed from context.
- They bought a small semi on the edge of town.
- Our team lost in the semi last year.
- A semi rumbled slowly down the narrow street.
- Living in a semi means sharing one wall with the neighbours.
- Fans lined up early to watch the semi.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEMI
The 4 tiles of SEMI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEMI
Showing 24 of 338 words that begin with SEMI.
Words with SEMI inside
Showing 24 of 63 words that contain SEMI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SEMI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMI
Common questions about SEMI
- Is SEMI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMI worth?
- SEMI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMI mean?
- An informal short form for a semi-detached house, a semifinal match, or a semi-trailer truck, with the meaning decided by context.
- What letters can be added to SEMI?
- SEMI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SEMI:
Open SEMI in the Word Finder