SEMIMATT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEMIMATT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMIMATT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIMATT is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIMATT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semimatteChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SEMIMATT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEMIMATT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIMATT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMIMATT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a surface midway between matt and glossy.
Paper, paint and photographic prints are described as semimatt when they show a slight sheen without strong reflection. The finish is chosen when a fully glossy look would glare.
How SEMIMATT is used
Used for paint, paper and photo finishes.
- She chose semimatt paper for the photographs.
- The walls were painted in a semimatt finish.
- A semimatt surface hides fingerprints better than gloss.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMIMATT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMIMATT
1 longer words begin with SEMIMATT.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIMATT
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Common questions about SEMIMATT
- Is SEMIMATT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMIMATT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMIMATT worth?
- SEMIMATT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMIMATT mean?
- Having a surface midway between matt and glossy.
- What letters can be added to SEMIMATT?
- SEMIMATT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEMIMATT:
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