SENSEI is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SENSEI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENSEI?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENSEI is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENSEI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
senseisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENSEI scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SENSEI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 55,745.
What does SENSEI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A teacher, especially one who instructs in a martial art, used both as a title and as a form of address.
Sensei is a Japanese word built from characters meaning born before, capturing the idea that a teacher has walked the path earlier than the student. English borrowed the word chiefly through martial arts such as karate and judo, where students address their instructor directly as sensei rather than by name. Outside martial arts, the term also appears in writing about other Japanese teaching traditions, from calligraphy to shogi. Students typically bow when greeting their sensei, a habit imported along with the word itself.
How SENSEI is used
Common in martial arts and other Japanese-derived teaching traditions, used both as a title before a name and alone.
- The students bowed to their sensei before class began.
- She has trained under the same sensei for a decade.
- Sensei Tanaka corrected his stance during the drill.
- A visiting sensei demonstrated the throw for the class.
- He calls his old karate teacher sensei out of respect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENSEI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SENSEI
The 6 tiles of SENSEI in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SENSEI
1 longer words begin with SENSEI.
Shorter words from the letters in SENSEI
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Common questions about SENSEI
- Is SENSEI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENSEI, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENSEI worth?
- SENSEI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENSEI mean?
- A teacher, especially one who instructs in a martial art, used both as a title and as a form of address.
- What letters can be added to SENSEI?
- SENSEI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SENSEI:
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