SEMINARY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SEMINARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMINARY?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMINARY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMINARY
No single letter turns SEMINARY into another word.
How SEMINARY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEMINARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMINARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMINARY
- All 8 letters of SEMINARY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SEMINARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A college that trains people to become priests, ministers or rabbis.
Students at a seminary study theology, scripture and pastoral care before they are ordained. In older writing, seminary could also mean any school of higher learning, or a nursery for young plants.
How SEMINARY is used
Used for religious training colleges and, in older texts, for schools in general.
- He entered the seminary at the age of nineteen.
- The seminary stood on a hill outside the town.
- Her brother graduated from a Jewish seminary.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMINARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMINARY
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Common questions about SEMINARY
- Is SEMINARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMINARY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMINARY worth?
- SEMINARY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMINARY mean?
- A college that trains people to become priests, ministers or rabbis.
- What letters can be added to SEMINARY?
- No single letter can be added to SEMINARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEMINARY:
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