Is SCHLEMIELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SCHLEMIELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SCHLEMIELS mean?
Schlemiels is a form of SCHLEMIEL.
- noun
(Yiddish) a dolt who is a habitual bungler
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + C (3) + H (4) + L (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 17 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 SCHLEMIELS
SCHLEMIELS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SCHLEMIELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- schlemiel16
- chemises15
- shlemiels14
- chemise14
- schemes14
- helmless13
- shlemiel13
- chimes13
- miches13
- scheme13
- schism13
- micelles12
- chisels12
- helices12
- lichees12
- seiches12
- chems12
- chime12
- hemic12
- mechs12
- miche12
- milch12
- micelle11
- micells11
- chiels11
- chiles11
- chills11
- chisel11
- leches11
- lichee11
- liches11
- meshes11
- seiche11
- chem11
- mech11
- limeless10
- climes10
- micell10
- chess10
- chiel10
- chile10
- chill10
- eches10
- helms10
- hemes10
- leech10
- shims10
- cellies9
- iceless9
- shells9
- shiels9
- shills9
- clime9
- emics9
- melic9
- mesic9
- chis9
- eche9
- helm9
- heme9
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