SIGMATES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIGMATES 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SIGMATES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIGMATES is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIGMATES
No single letter turns SIGMATES into another word.
How SIGMATES scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SIGMATES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SIGMATES has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SIGMATES
- SIGMATES begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIGMATES mean in Scrabble?
SIGMATES is the present-tense form of SIGMATE used with he, she and it.
SIGMATE(adjective) — Shaped like the Greek letter sigma or like the letter S.
Anagrams of SIGMATES
The 8 tiles of SIGMATES in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SIGMATES
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Common questions about SIGMATES
- Is SIGMATES valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SIGMATES is not in it.
- How many points is SIGMATES worth?
- SIGMATES is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SIGMATES?
- No single letter can be added to SIGMATES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SIGMATES:
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