SEMICOLONIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SEMICOLONIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMICOLONIAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMICOLONIAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMICOLONIAL
No single letter turns SEMICOLONIAL into another word.
How SEMICOLONIAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SEMICOLONIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMICOLONIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMICOLONIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Formally independent but in practice dominated or controlled by a foreign power.
Historians call a country semicolonial when it keeps its own flag and government on paper while outside powers hold real influence over its trade or politics. The label is a matter of degree, sitting between full colony and truly sovereign state.
How SEMICOLONIAL is used
Found in political and historical writing about countries under indirect foreign control.
- The treaty ports turned the empire into a semicolonial state.
- Her essay describes the region as semicolonial rather than independent.
- Under semicolonial rule, local officials answered to foreign advisers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMICOLONIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMICOLONIAL
1 longer words begin with SEMICOLONIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMICOLONIAL
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Common questions about SEMICOLONIAL
- Is SEMICOLONIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMICOLONIAL, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMICOLONIAL worth?
- SEMICOLONIAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMICOLONIAL mean?
- Formally independent but in practice dominated or controlled by a foreign power.
- What letters can be added to SEMICOLONIAL?
- No single letter can be added to SEMICOLONIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SEMICOLONIAL:
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