SEMOLINA is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEMOLINA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEMOLINA?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMOLINA is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMOLINA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semolinasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEMOLINA scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SEMOLINA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEMOLINA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SEMOLINA
- All 8 letters of SEMOLINA are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SEMOLINA mean in Scrabble?
noun
Coarse grains of durum wheat left after milling, used for pasta, puddings, and couscous.
Semolina gives dried pasta its firm bite and golden colour. Cooked slowly in milk with sugar it becomes a nursery pudding, and it is also sprinkled on baking trays to stop dough sticking.
How SEMOLINA is used
Semolina appears in recipes for pasta, cakes, and puddings.
- She dusted the tray with semolina before baking.
- The recipe calls for a cup of fine semolina.
- Warm semolina with jam was his favourite pudding.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMOLINA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEMOLINA
The 8 tiles of SEMOLINA in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SEMOLINA
1 longer words begin with SEMOLINA.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMOLINA
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Common questions about SEMOLINA
- Is SEMOLINA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMOLINA, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMOLINA worth?
- SEMOLINA is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMOLINA mean?
- Coarse grains of durum wheat left after milling, used for pasta, puddings, and couscous.
- What letters can be added to SEMOLINA?
- SEMOLINA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SEMOLINA:
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