SEPT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SEPT 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 SEPT?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEPT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEPT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEPT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SEPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about SEPT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SEPT mean in Scrabble?
noun
Irishhistorical
A division of a family or clan, especially in Ireland or Scotland, whose members claim descent from a common ancestor.
A sept was a branch of a larger clan, bound together by a shared surname or ancestor rather than by a single ruling chief over the whole clan, and the word sept is still used by historians and genealogists describing Irish and Scottish family structures. Each sept usually lived in its own territory within the wider clan lands.
How SEPT is used
Mostly historical and genealogical, describing older Irish and Scottish social organisation.
- The O'Brien sept held land along the river for generations.
- Genealogists traced her family back to a small Highland sept.
- Each sept within the clan had its own chosen leader.
- The museum exhibit explained how a sept differed from a full clan.
- Members of the sept gathered yearly to honour their shared ancestor.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEPT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEPT
The 4 tiles of SEPT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SEPT
Showing 24 of 88 words that begin with SEPT.
Words ending in SEPT
1 words end in SEPT. Useful as a back hook: play SEPT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SEPT inside
Showing 24 of 38 words that contain SEPT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SEPT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SEPT
Common questions about SEPT
- Is SEPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEPT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEPT worth?
- SEPT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEPT mean?
- A division of a family or clan, especially in Ireland or Scotland, whose members claim descent from a common ancestor.
- What letters can be added to SEPT?
- SEPT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SEPT:
Open SEPT in the Word Finder