SEMIMATTE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SEMIMATTE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMIMATTE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIMATTE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIMATTE
No single letter turns SEMIMATTE into another word.
How SEMIMATTE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SEMIMATTE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIMATTE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMIMATTE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a surface with only a slight sheen, between matte and glossy.
Painters, printers and photographers use the word to describe finishes that soften glare without looking completely flat. A semimatte paper keeps colours fairly rich.
How SEMIMATTE is used
Used for paint, paper and photographic finishes.
- We chose a semimatte finish for the kitchen walls.
- The photographs were printed on semimatte paper.
- Semimatte coatings hide small marks better than gloss.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMIMATTE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIMATTE
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Common questions about SEMIMATTE
- Is SEMIMATTE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMIMATTE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMIMATTE worth?
- SEMIMATTE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMIMATTE mean?
- Having a surface with only a slight sheen, between matte and glossy.
- What letters can be added to SEMIMATTE?
- No single letter can be added to SEMIMATTE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SEMIMATTE:
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