SEMITONE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEMITONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMITONE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMITONE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMITONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semitonesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMITONE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEMITONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMITONE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMITONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
The smallest step between two notes in Western music, equal to one twelfth of an octave.
On a piano a semitone is the move from one key to the very next, black or white. Two of them add up to a whole tone, and sharps and flats raise or lower a note by exactly this amount.
How SEMITONE is used
Semitone is a basic term in music theory and instrument teaching.
- The melody rises by a semitone in the last bar.
- Tune the string down a semitone.
- From E to F is a semitone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMITONE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEMITONE
The 8 tiles of SEMITONE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEMITONE
1 longer words begin with SEMITONE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMITONE
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Common questions about SEMITONE
- Is SEMITONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMITONE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMITONE worth?
- SEMITONE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMITONE mean?
- The smallest step between two notes in Western music, equal to one twelfth of an octave.
- What letters can be added to SEMITONE?
- SEMITONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEMITONE:
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