SEMIQUAVER is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. SEMIQUAVER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 27 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMIQUAVER?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIQUAVER is to know. It scores 24 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIQUAVER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semiquaversChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMIQUAVER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SEMIQUAVER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| q | 1 | 1 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIQUAVER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMIQUAVER mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishmusic
A musical note lasting a sixteenth of a whole note.
A semiquaver is half the length of a quaver and is written with two flags on its stem. Fast runs and ornaments in classical pieces are often notated in semiquavers.
How SEMIQUAVER is used
Semiquaver is the British name; American usage calls the same note a sixteenth note.
- The violin part is full of rapid semiquaver passages.
- Four semiquavers fit into one crotchet beat.
- She struggled to count the semiquaver rests.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMIQUAVER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMIQUAVER
1 longer words begin with SEMIQUAVER.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIQUAVER
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Common questions about SEMIQUAVER
- Is SEMIQUAVER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMIQUAVER, where it scores 27 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMIQUAVER worth?
- SEMIQUAVER is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 27 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMIQUAVER mean?
- A musical note lasting a sixteenth of a whole note.
- What letters can be added to SEMIQUAVER?
- SEMIQUAVER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SEMIQUAVER:
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