SIESTA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SIESTA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIESTA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIESTA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIESTA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
siestasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIESTA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIESTA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 34,066.
What does SIESTA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A short rest or nap taken in the early afternoon, especially during the hottest part of the day in a warm climate.
Siesta is a direct borrowing from Spanish, itself derived from the Latin sexta, the sixth hour of the day counted from dawn, roughly noon. The custom grew out of practical need in hot regions, where working through the hottest hours is uncomfortable and unproductive, so activity pauses and resumes later once temperatures fall. Although strongly linked with Spain and Latin America, the word is now used in English to describe any midday rest, even one taken in a cooler climate purely for comfort.
How SIESTA is used
Associated with Spain, Latin America and other hot climates, where shops and offices often close for a few hours after midday.
- The whole town seemed asleep during the afternoon siesta.
- He stretched out under a fig tree for a quick siesta.
- Shops close for a siesta and reopen later in the evening.
- After lunch she always takes a short siesta.
- The heat made a siesta feel more necessary than usual.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIESTA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIESTA
The 6 tiles of SIESTA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIESTA
1 longer words begin with SIESTA.
Shorter words from the letters in SIESTA
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Common questions about SIESTA
- Is SIESTA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIESTA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIESTA worth?
- SIESTA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIESTA mean?
- A short rest or nap taken in the early afternoon, especially during the hottest part of the day in a warm climate.
- What letters can be added to SIESTA?
- SIESTA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIESTA:
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