Is SAMISEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAMISEN is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAMISEN mean?
- noun
a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) = 9 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SAMISEN
Single letters that turn SAMISEN into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SAMISEN
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SAMISEN
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- inseams9
- amines8
- animes8
- inseam8
- manses8
- mensas8
- mesian8
- messan8
- semina8
- amens7
- amies7
- amine7
- amins7
- amiss7
- anime7
- mains7
- manes7
- manis7
- manse7
- mases7
- masse7
- means7
- mensa7
- mesas7
- miens7
- minae7
- minas7
- mines7
- mises7
- names7
- nemas7
- seams7
- seism7
- semis7
- simas7
- anises6
- sanies6
- sansei6
- aims6
- amen6
- amie6
- amin6
- amis6
- isms6
- maes6
- main6
- mane6
- mani6
- mans6
- mass6
- mean6
- mesa6
- mess6
- mien6
- mina6
- mine6
- mise6
- miss6
- name6
- nema6
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