SEMIVOCAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. SEMIVOCAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SEMIVOCAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMIVOCAL is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMIVOCAL
No single letter turns SEMIVOCAL into another word.
How SEMIVOCAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SEMIVOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMIVOCAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMIVOCAL
- All 9 letters of SEMIVOCAL are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SEMIVOCAL
1 longer words begin with SEMIVOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMIVOCAL
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Common questions about SEMIVOCAL
- Is SEMIVOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SEMIVOCAL is not in it.
- How many points is SEMIVOCAL worth?
- SEMIVOCAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SEMIVOCAL?
- No single letter can be added to SEMIVOCAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SEMIVOCAL:
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