SEPTENNIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SEPTENNIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEPTENNIAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEPTENNIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEPTENNIAL
No single letter turns SEPTENNIAL into another word.
How SEPTENNIAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SEPTENNIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEPTENNIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEPTENNIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Occurring once in seven years or lasting for a seven-year period.
Septennial terms of office were once common for parliaments. The word follows the same pattern as biennial and centennial, built on the Latin for seven.
How SEPTENNIAL is used
Used in formal or historical writing about seven-year cycles.
- The law set septennial elections for the assembly.
- A septennial festival drew pilgrims to the shrine.
- The septennial census was delayed by the war.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEPTENNIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SEPTENNIAL
1 longer words begin with SEPTENNIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SEPTENNIAL
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Common questions about SEPTENNIAL
- Is SEPTENNIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEPTENNIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEPTENNIAL worth?
- SEPTENNIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEPTENNIAL mean?
- Occurring once in seven years or lasting for a seven-year period.
- What letters can be added to SEPTENNIAL?
- No single letter can be added to SEPTENNIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SEPTENNIAL:
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