SETT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. SETT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 4 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SETT?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SETT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SETT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
settsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SETT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SETT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,446.
What stands out about SETT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 SETT mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
The underground burrow of a badger, or a small rectangular paving stone.
Sett has two common uses in British English: it names the network of tunnels and underground rooms where a badger lives, and separately it names a granite paving block once used to surface roads and yards. In weaving, sett can also describe the particular pattern of stripes in a tartan. Which meaning applies depends entirely on the context.
How SETT is used
British usage; badgers occupy a sett, and old streets were once paved with sett stones.
- The badgers had dug a large sett beneath the old oak.
- Workmen relaid the courtyard with granite setts.
- A camera near the sett recorded the badgers leaving at dusk.
- The lane was still paved with worn stone setts.
- Naturalists mapped every sett along the woodland edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SETT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SETT
The 4 tiles of SETT in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SETT
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with SETT.
Words ending in SETT
2 words end in SETT. Useful as a back hook: play SETT onto a word already on the board.
Words with SETT inside
Showing 24 of 153 words that contain SETT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SETT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SETT
Common questions about SETT
- Is SETT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SETT, where it scores 4 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SETT worth?
- SETT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SETT mean?
- The underground burrow of a badger, or a small rectangular paving stone.
- What letters can be added to SETT?
- SETT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SETT:
Open SETT in the Word Finder