SEMIANNUAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEMIANNUAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMIANNUAL?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIANNUAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIANNUAL
No single letter turns SEMIANNUAL into another word.
How SEMIANNUAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SEMIANNUAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIANNUAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMIANNUAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Occurring twice a year, or once every six months.
Semiannual events, such as dental check-ups or sales, split the year into two halves. Do not confuse it with biennial, which means every two years.
How SEMIANNUAL is used
Used for payments, reports and events that happen twice yearly.
- The bank sends a semiannual statement each June and December.
- We hold a semiannual clearance sale.
- Interest is paid on a semiannual basis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMIANNUAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMIANNUAL
1 longer words begin with SEMIANNUAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIANNUAL
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Common questions about SEMIANNUAL
- Is SEMIANNUAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMIANNUAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMIANNUAL worth?
- SEMIANNUAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMIANNUAL mean?
- Occurring twice a year, or once every six months.
- What letters can be added to SEMIANNUAL?
- No single letter can be added to SEMIANNUAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SEMIANNUAL:
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