SEMINARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEMINARIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMINARIAN?
| 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 SEMINARIAN is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMINARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seminariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMINARIAN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SEMINARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMINARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMINARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A student at a seminary, especially one training to become a priest.
A seminarian spends years in study, prayer and practical training before ordination. The word is most often linked with Roman Catholic formation.
How SEMINARIAN is used
Used for students in religious training colleges.
- The seminarian was ordained after six years of study.
- Every seminarian lives on campus during the term.
- A young seminarian read the lesson at Mass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMINARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMINARIAN
1 longer words begin with SEMINARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMINARIAN
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Common questions about SEMINARIAN
- Is SEMINARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMINARIAN, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMINARIAN worth?
- SEMINARIAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMINARIAN mean?
- A student at a seminary, especially one training to become a priest.
- What letters can be added to SEMINARIAN?
- SEMINARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SEMINARIAN:
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