SEMITRAILER is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. SEMITRAILER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMITRAILER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMITRAILER is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMITRAILER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semitrailersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMITRAILER scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SEMITRAILER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMITRAILER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEMITRAILER mean in Scrabble?
noun
North American
A freight trailer with wheels only at the rear, its front end resting on the truck that pulls it.
A semitrailer is the long box or tank behind the cab of an articulated lorry. Without the tractor unit it cannot stand level, because its front end rests on a coupling plate.
How SEMITRAILER is used
Semitrailer is the usual word in American English for the trailer of a big rig.
- A semitrailer loaded with oranges blocked the road.
- The driver unhooked the semitrailer at the depot.
- Each semitrailer carries about twenty tonnes of freight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMITRAILER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMITRAILER
1 longer words begin with SEMITRAILER.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMITRAILER
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Common questions about SEMITRAILER
- Is SEMITRAILER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMITRAILER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMITRAILER worth?
- SEMITRAILER is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMITRAILER mean?
- A freight trailer with wheels only at the rear, its front end resting on the truck that pulls it.
- What letters can be added to SEMITRAILER?
- SEMITRAILER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SEMITRAILER:
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