SMOTHER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SMOTHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SMOTHER?
| 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: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SMOTHER is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SMOTHER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SMOTHER scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SMOTHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What stands out about SMOTHER
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SMOTHER mean in Scrabble?
verb
To kill or stifle by cutting off air, or to cover something thickly or suppress it.
Smother can be literal, as when a blanket puts out a fire, or figurative, as when a parent is too protective. It also describes covering a dish completely in sauce, or holding back a laugh or yawn.
How SMOTHER is used
Smother is used for fires, feelings and over-protective behaviour as well as for suffocation.
- He used a blanket to smother the flames.
- She tried to smother a yawn during the meeting.
- Do not smother the pasta with too much sauce.
- Some parents smother their children with worry.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SMOTHER and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SMOTHER
The 7 tiles of SMOTHER in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SMOTHER
12 longer words begin with SMOTHER.
Shorter words from the letters in SMOTHER
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Common questions about SMOTHER
- Is SMOTHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SMOTHER, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SMOTHER worth?
- SMOTHER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SMOTHER mean?
- To kill or stifle by cutting off air, or to cover something thickly or suppress it.
- What letters can be added to SMOTHER?
- SMOTHER takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SMOTHER:
Open SMOTHER in the Word Finder