SIMNEL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SIMNEL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMNEL?
| 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 SIMNEL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMNEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
simnelsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIMNEL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIMNEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 57,487.
What does SIMNEL mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A rich fruit cake topped with a layer of marzipan and decorated with small marzipan balls, traditionally eaten at Easter.
A simnel cake is baked in Britain for Easter and, in older custom, for Mothering Sunday in mid-Lent. Eleven marzipan balls are often set round the top, standing for the apostles without Judas. The word is old and may trace back to a fine wheat flour used in medieval baking. Lambert Simnel, a pretender in the reign of Henry VII, is a separate figure whose surname merely shares the spelling.
How SIMNEL is used
Mainly British; often appears in the phrase simnel cake.
- We cut the simnel on Easter Sunday after lunch.
- The bakery sells a simnel only in spring.
- A ring of marzipan balls decorated the simnel.
- Her mother made a simnel each year from an old recipe.
- He brought a small simnel to the church tea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMNEL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIMNEL
The 6 tiles of SIMNEL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SIMNEL
1 longer words begin with SIMNEL.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMNEL
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Common questions about SIMNEL
- Is SIMNEL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMNEL, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMNEL worth?
- SIMNEL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMNEL mean?
- A rich fruit cake topped with a layer of marzipan and decorated with small marzipan balls, traditionally eaten at Easter.
- What letters can be added to SIMNEL?
- SIMNEL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIMNEL:
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