SERAGLIO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SERAGLIO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERAGLIO?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERAGLIO is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERAGLIO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
seragliosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERAGLIO scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SERAGLIO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SERAGLIO has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SERAGLIO
- All 8 letters of SERAGLIO are different — nothing repeats.
- The same 8 tiles also spell 2 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 SERAGLIO mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
The women quarters of a Muslim palace, or the harem and the palace that housed it.
In Western writing the seraglio came to stand for the Ottoman sultan palace and its secluded private rooms. Opera and novels used the seraglio as a romantic or dangerous setting.
How SERAGLIO is used
Historical and literary, tied mostly to the Ottoman court.
- The traveller described the seraglio in his diary.
- A guard stood at every door of the seraglio.
- The opera is set in a pasha seraglio.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERAGLIO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERAGLIO
The 8 tiles of SERAGLIO in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SERAGLIO
1 longer words begin with SERAGLIO.
Shorter words from the letters in SERAGLIO
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Common questions about SERAGLIO
- Is SERAGLIO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERAGLIO, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERAGLIO worth?
- SERAGLIO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERAGLIO mean?
- The women quarters of a Muslim palace, or the harem and the palace that housed it.
- What letters can be added to SERAGLIO?
- SERAGLIO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SERAGLIO:
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