SMITHERY is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SMITHERY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMITHERY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMITHERY is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMITHERY
No single letter turns SMITHERY into another word.
How SMITHERY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SMITHERY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SMITHERY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SMITHERY
- All 8 letters of SMITHERY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMITHERY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The craft of working metal by hand, or the workshop and goods that come from it.
Smithery covers both the skill and the place where it happens, so a sentence can mean either the trade or the forge. It sounds older and more formal than the everyday word smithing.
How SMITHERY is used
Used in historical and craft contexts for blacksmiths and their work.
- He learned smithery from his grandfather in a village forge.
- The museum displays fine examples of medieval smithery.
- Ornate gates showed the skill of the local smithery.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMITHERY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SMITHERY
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Common questions about SMITHERY
- Is SMITHERY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMITHERY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMITHERY worth?
- SMITHERY is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMITHERY mean?
- The craft of working metal by hand, or the workshop and goods that come from it.
- What letters can be added to SMITHERY?
- No single letter can be added to SMITHERY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SMITHERY:
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