SERAI is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SERAI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERAI?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERAI is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERAI
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERAI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SERAI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,227.
What stands out about SERAI
- The same 5 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 SERAI mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
An inn or lodging house built around a central courtyard, historically used across the Middle East and Central and South Asia to shelter travellers and their pack animals overnight.
A serai typically enclosed a wide courtyard with stables and storage along the ground floor and simple rooms for travellers above, giving merchants and their caravans a secure place to rest along busy trade routes. Many towns along the old Silk Road grew up around a serai, since travellers needed regular, defended stops between longer stretches of open country. The word is closely related to caravanserai, a longer term built from the same root that specifically stresses shelter for caravans. Few working serais remain today, though the buildings survive in some cities as historical monuments, markets or hotels.
How SERAI is used
Encountered in history, travel writing and architecture describing trade routes across Asia and the Middle East.
- Traders unloaded their camels in the courtyard of the serai.
- The old serai now houses a row of small shops.
- Travellers paid a small fee to stay the night at the serai.
- Guides pointed out the ruined serai along the ancient trade road.
- A well in the centre of the serai supplied water to guests and animals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERAI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERAI
The 5 tiles of SERAI in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SERAI
3 longer words begin with SERAI.
Words ending in SERAI
2 words end in SERAI. Useful as a back hook: play SERAI onto a word already on the board.
Words with SERAI inside
2 words contain SERAI in the middle. Words that start with SERAI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SERAI
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Common questions about SERAI
- Is SERAI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERAI, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERAI worth?
- SERAI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERAI mean?
- An inn or lodging house built around a central courtyard, historically used across the Middle East and Central and South Asia to shelter travellers and their pack animals overnight.
- What letters can be added to SERAI?
- SERAI takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SERAI:
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