SIGLUM is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SIGLUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIGLUM?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGLUM is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGLUM
No single letter turns SIGLUM into another word.
How SIGLUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIGLUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does SIGLUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A letter or short sign used to stand for a manuscript, edition or other source in scholarly work.
Scholars who compare early texts give each manuscript a siglum, such as a capital letter, so that they can cite variants without repeating long titles. The word is Latin and the plural is sigla. A table of sigla usually opens a critical edition and tells the reader what each symbol means.
How SIGLUM is used
Technical; used in textual criticism and editing.
- The editor chose the siglum A for the oldest manuscript.
- Each siglum is explained on the first page.
- A single siglum in the margin marks the variant reading.
- Readers must learn the siglum before using the notes.
- The footnote carried a siglum for the Paris copy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIGLUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGLUM
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Common questions about SIGLUM
- Is SIGLUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIGLUM, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIGLUM worth?
- SIGLUM is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIGLUM mean?
- A letter or short sign used to stand for a manuscript, edition or other source in scholarly work.
- What letters can be added to SIGLUM?
- No single letter can be added to SIGLUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIGLUM:
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