SEMIPOSTAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SEMIPOSTAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMIPOSTAL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIPOSTAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIPOSTAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semipostalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMIPOSTAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SEMIPOSTAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIPOSTAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMIPOSTAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A postage stamp sold above its face value, the extra money going to charity or another cause.
Collectors know a semipostal as a stamp with a double purpose: it pays for mail and it raises funds. The additional amount is a donation rather than postage.
How SEMIPOSTAL is used
Used in stamp collecting and postal services.
- The semipostal raised money for breast cancer research.
- She added a rare semipostal to her collection.
- Each semipostal costs more than regular stamps.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMIPOSTAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMIPOSTAL
1 longer words begin with SEMIPOSTAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIPOSTAL
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Common questions about SEMIPOSTAL
- Is SEMIPOSTAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMIPOSTAL, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMIPOSTAL worth?
- SEMIPOSTAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMIPOSTAL mean?
- A postage stamp sold above its face value, the extra money going to charity or another cause.
- What letters can be added to SEMIPOSTAL?
- SEMIPOSTAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SEMIPOSTAL:
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