SEMPLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SEMPLE 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 SEMPLE?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEMPLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEMPLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
semplerChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SEMPLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SEMPLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 282,209.
What does SEMPLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Scotsarchaic
Of humble birth or low rank, not belonging to the gentry.
This old Scots word comes from the same source as simple but moved toward social standing, not plainness of mind. A semple person was a commoner, in contrast to a gentleman of good family. It is almost gone from speech and is met chiefly in older Scottish texts, and also as a surname.
How SEMPLE is used
Archaic Scots; found in older literature and not in current speech.
- The old ballad praises a semple lad who won the lady.
- He was semple born but rose to hold great lands.
- A semple family could rarely send a son to study.
- The poem calls the shepherd semple yet honest.
- In the chronicle the semple folk paid the heaviest dues.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEMPLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEMPLE
2 longer words begin with SEMPLE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEMPLE
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Common questions about SEMPLE
- Is SEMPLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEMPLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEMPLE worth?
- SEMPLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEMPLE mean?
- Of humble birth or low rank, not belonging to the gentry.
- What letters can be added to SEMPLE?
- SEMPLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SEMPLE:
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