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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
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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