Is SAMPLE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SAMPLE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SAMPLE mean?
- noun
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
- noun
items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
- verb
take a sample of
“Try these new crackers”
- noun
all or part of a natural object that is collected and preserved as an example of its class
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
6
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + M (3) + P (3) + L (1) + E (1) = 10 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 SAMPLE
Single letters that turn SAMPLE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Anagrams of SAMPLE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SAMPLE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- maples10
- ample9
- lamps9
- maple9
- palms9
- plasm9
- psalm9
- amps8
- lamp8
- maps8
- palm8
- pams8
- samp8
- spam8
- almes7
- lames7
- lapse7
- leaps7
- males7
- meals7
- pales7
- peals7
- pleas7
- salep7
- sepal7
- spale7
- amp7
- map7
- pam7
- alme6
- alms6
- alps6
- apes6
- apse6
- elms6
- lame6
- lams6
- laps6
- leap6
- maes6
- male6
- meal6
- mels6
- mesa6
- pale6
- pals6
- pase6
- peal6
- peas6
- plea6
- salp6
- same6
- seam6
- slam6
- slap6
- spae6
- alp5
- ape5
- asp5
- elm5
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