SEMINATION is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points

It depends on the list you play by. SEMINATION is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept SEMINATION?

Word power: 31 / 100

Our own measure of how useful SEMINATION is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for SEMINATION

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How SEMINATION scores

Face value of the 10 tiles in SEMINATION, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMINATION has to be built on the board across turns.

What stands out about SEMINATION

• The same 10 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

Anagrams of SEMINATION

The 10 tiles of SEMINATION in a different order — 2 found.

Words starting with SEMINATION

1 longer words begin with SEMINATION.

Shorter words from the letters in SEMINATION

Showing 40 of 655. See all in the Word Finder

Common questions about SEMINATION

Is SEMINATION valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SEMINATION is not in it.

How many points is SEMINATION worth?

SEMINATION is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to SEMINATION?

SEMINATION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.