SEMILUNAR is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SEMILUNAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMILUNAR?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMILUNAR is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMILUNAR
No single letter turns SEMILUNAR into another word.
How SEMILUNAR scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SEMILUNAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMILUNAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMILUNAR
- All 9 letters of SEMILUNAR are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 9 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 SEMILUNAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Shaped like a half-moon or crescent.
Anatomists use semilunar for curved structures, such as the valves of the heart and one of the small wrist bones. The shape is a half circle, not a full one.
How SEMILUNAR is used
Used in anatomy and natural history for crescent shapes.
- The semilunar valve keeps blood from flowing backward.
- A semilunar notch marked the edge of the leaf.
- The surgeon examined the semilunar cartilage of the knee.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMILUNAR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEMILUNAR
The 9 tiles of SEMILUNAR in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMILUNAR
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Common questions about SEMILUNAR
- Is SEMILUNAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMILUNAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMILUNAR worth?
- SEMILUNAR is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMILUNAR mean?
- Shaped like a half-moon or crescent.
- What letters can be added to SEMILUNAR?
- No single letter can be added to SEMILUNAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SEMILUNAR:
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