SEMILITERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SEMILITERATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMILITERATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMILITERATE is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMILITERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semiliteratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMILITERATE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in SEMILITERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMILITERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMILITERATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to read and write only at a basic level, or poorly educated.
Semiliterate sits between fully literate and illiterate. It can describe a person who struggles with long texts or a piece of writing full of errors.
How SEMILITERATE is used
Can sound unkind when used of a person; semiliterate also describes badly written text.
- The letter was clearly written by a semiliterate hand.
- Many workers were semiliterate when the night school opened.
- He hid being semiliterate for years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMILITERATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMILITERATE
1 longer words begin with SEMILITERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMILITERATE
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Common questions about SEMILITERATE
- Is SEMILITERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMILITERATE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMILITERATE worth?
- SEMILITERATE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMILITERATE mean?
- Able to read and write only at a basic level, or poorly educated.
- What letters can be added to SEMILITERATE?
- SEMILITERATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of SEMILITERATE:
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