SEMIOTICIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SEMIOTICIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMIOTICIAN?
| 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 SEMIOTICIAN is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIOTICIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semioticiansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMIOTICIAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SEMIOTICIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIOTICIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMIOTICIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A specialist in the study of signs, symbols and how they create meaning.
A semiotician might analyse an advert, a road sign or a film scene to see how each element conveys an idea. The field links linguistics, philosophy and cultural studies.
How SEMIOTICIAN is used
Academic usage; semiotician is the more common form of this occupational noun.
- The semiotician examined how the logo suggests trust.
- A semiotician would read the colour red as a signal.
- He consulted a semiotician about the film's imagery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMIOTICIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMIOTICIAN
1 longer words begin with SEMIOTICIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIOTICIAN
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Common questions about SEMIOTICIAN
- Is SEMIOTICIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMIOTICIAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMIOTICIAN worth?
- SEMIOTICIAN is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMIOTICIAN mean?
- A specialist in the study of signs, symbols and how they create meaning.
- What letters can be added to SEMIOTICIAN?
- SEMIOTICIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SEMIOTICIAN:
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