SERA is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SERA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERA is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SERA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SERA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,513.
What stands out about SERA
- The same 4 tiles also spell 6 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 SERA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The plural of serum, referring to more than one sample of blood serum.
Sera is the irregular plural used for serum, the clear liquid that separates from blood when it clots. Laboratories speak of testing several sera when comparing samples from different patients or animals, rather than saying serums. The form comes from Latin and keeps its own spelling instead of a regular English plural ending.
How SERA is used
Medical and scientific term; the standard plural of serum in laboratory writing.
- The laboratory compared antibody levels across several sera.
- Researchers stored the sera at low temperature before testing.
- Different sera reacted differently to the same antigen.
- The clinic collected sera from dozens of volunteers.
- Results varied slightly between the two batches of sera.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERA
The 4 tiles of SERA in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SERA
Showing 24 of 32 words that begin with SERA.
Words ending in SERA
5 words end in SERA. Useful as a back hook: play SERA onto a word already on the board.
Words with SERA inside
Showing 24 of 57 words that contain SERA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SERA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SERA
Common questions about SERA
- Is SERA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERA, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERA worth?
- SERA is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERA mean?
- The plural of serum, referring to more than one sample of blood serum.
- What letters can be added to SERA?
- SERA takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SERA:
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