SESAMOID is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SESAMOID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SESAMOID?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SESAMOID is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SESAMOID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sesamoidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SESAMOID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SESAMOID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SESAMOID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SESAMOID mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small rounded bone that forms within a tendon where it passes over a joint.
The kneecap is the largest sesamoid in the human body, though smaller ones sit in the hands and feet. A sesamoid helps a tendon slide smoothly and works like a pulley.
How SESAMOID is used
Sesamoid is an anatomical term, also used as an adjective in "sesamoid bone".
- A fractured sesamoid under the big toe can make walking painful.
- The sesamoid in the tendon protects it from friction.
- Dancers sometimes injure a sesamoid from repeated jumping.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SESAMOID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SESAMOID
1 longer words begin with SESAMOID.
Shorter words from the letters in SESAMOID
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Common questions about SESAMOID
- Is SESAMOID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SESAMOID, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SESAMOID worth?
- SESAMOID is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SESAMOID mean?
- A small rounded bone that forms within a tendon where it passes over a joint.
- What letters can be added to SESAMOID?
- SESAMOID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SESAMOID:
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