SEPULCHRE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SEPULCHRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SEPULCHRE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SEPULCHRE is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SEPULCHRE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SEPULCHRE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SEPULCHRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SEPULCHRE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SEPULCHRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A tomb or burial vault cut in rock or built of stone.
The British spelling sepulchre belongs to solemn or religious writing, as in references to the Holy Sepulchre. Poets also use a sepulchre as an image of silence and decay.
How SEPULCHRE is used
Sepulchre is the British spelling of the American sepulcher.
- A marble sepulchre held the remains of the king.
- Crusaders marched to the Holy Sepulchre.
- The sepulchre lay in the shade of old yew trees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SEPULCHRE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SEPULCHRE
The 9 tiles of SEPULCHRE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SEPULCHRE
2 longer words begin with SEPULCHRE.
Shorter words from the letters in SEPULCHRE
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Common questions about SEPULCHRE
- Is SEPULCHRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SEPULCHRE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SEPULCHRE worth?
- SEPULCHRE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SEPULCHRE mean?
- A tomb or burial vault cut in rock or built of stone.
- What letters can be added to SEPULCHRE?
- SEPULCHRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SEPULCHRE:
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