SERR is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. SERR is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SERR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SERR is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SERR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SERR scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SERR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What does SERR mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaicrare
To press or crowd close together.
Serr is an old verb meaning to pack people or things tightly against one another, leaving no gap between them. It is the root behind the more familiar word serried, as in serried ranks of soldiers standing shoulder to shoulder. On its own, serr is now rarely used outside dictionaries and historical writing.
How SERR is used
Archaic and rare; mostly known today through the derived word serried.
- The captain ordered the men to serr their ranks before the charge.
- Old drill manuals told soldiers to serr shoulder to shoulder.
- The crowd began to serr around the speakers platform.
- He watched the troops serr into a tight defensive block.
- Few modern readers meet the verb serr outside old military texts.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SERR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SERR
The 4 tiles of SERR in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SERR
Showing 24 of 51 words that begin with SERR.
Words with SERR inside
1 words contain SERR in the middle. Words that start with SERR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SERR
Common questions about SERR
- Is SERR valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SERR is not in it.
- How many points is SERR worth?
- SERR is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SERR mean?
- To press or crowd close together.
- What letters can be added to SERR?
- SERR takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SERR:
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