SEMIPALMATIONS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 20 points
It depends on the list you play by. SEMIPALMATIONS 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 20 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SEMIPALMATIONS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIPALMATIONS is to know. It scores 20 from 14 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIPALMATIONS
No single letter turns SEMIPALMATIONS into another word.
How SEMIPALMATIONS scores
Face value of the 14 tiles in SEMIPALMATIONS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIPALMATIONS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMIPALMATIONS
- SEMIPALMATIONS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIPALMATIONS
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Common questions about SEMIPALMATIONS
- Is SEMIPALMATIONS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SEMIPALMATIONS is not in it.
- How many points is SEMIPALMATIONS worth?
- SEMIPALMATIONS is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SEMIPALMATIONS?
- No single letter can be added to SEMIPALMATIONS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 14 letters of SEMIPALMATIONS:
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