SERIN is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SERIN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SERIN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERIN is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERIN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERIN scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SERIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,841.
What stands out about SERIN
- The same 5 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 SERIN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small finch of Europe and North Africa, closely related to the canary, recognised by its short bill and streaky yellowish-brown plumage.
The serin favours open woodland edges, orchards and gardens across southern and central Europe, where its fast, twittering song carries from treetops in spring. Its close relationship to the canary shows in its build and voice, though the wild serin is smaller and duller in colour than the domesticated canary bred from a related island species. Serins often gather in small flocks outside the breeding season, feeding on seeds from low plants and weeds. Birdwatchers use the streaky plumage and stubby bill of the serin to tell it apart from similar small finches such as the siskin.
How SERIN is used
A term used in birdwatching and ornithology to name this specific European finch.
- A serin sang from the top of the olive tree.
- The field guide showed how to tell a serin from a siskin.
- Flocks of serin gathered in the orchard after the harvest.
- She spotted her first serin on a birdwatching trip to Spain.
- The serin's call was thinner and faster than the canary's.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERIN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERIN
The 5 tiles of SERIN in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SERIN
8 longer words begin with SERIN.
Words ending in SERIN
1 words end in SERIN. Useful as a back hook: play SERIN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SERIN inside
16 words contain SERIN in the middle. Words that start with SERIN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SERIN
Common questions about SERIN
- Is SERIN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SERIN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SERIN worth?
- SERIN is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERIN mean?
- A small finch of Europe and North Africa, closely related to the canary, recognised by its short bill and streaky yellowish-brown plumage.
- What letters can be added to SERIN?
- SERIN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SERIN:
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