SEMISKILLED is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SEMISKILLED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMISKILLED?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMISKILLED is to know. It scores 18 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMISKILLED
No single letter turns SEMISKILLED into another word.
How SEMISKILLED scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SEMISKILLED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMISKILLED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMISKILLED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having or needing some training, but less than a fully skilled worker.
Semiskilled jobs, such as machine operating or basic assembly, need a short period of instruction rather than years of apprenticeship. Employers and statisticians use the term to place work between the unskilled and the skilled categories. It is a label for the level of training, not a judgement of the person.
How SEMISKILLED is used
Semiskilled is used for workers and tasks in labour statistics and job descriptions.
- He found semiskilled work at the packaging plant.
- The factory hired twenty semiskilled operators for the new line.
- Semiskilled labour was in short supply after the strike.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMISKILLED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMISKILLED
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Common questions about SEMISKILLED
- Is SEMISKILLED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMISKILLED, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMISKILLED worth?
- SEMISKILLED is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMISKILLED mean?
- Having or needing some training, but less than a fully skilled worker.
- What letters can be added to SEMISKILLED?
- No single letter can be added to SEMISKILLED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SEMISKILLED:
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