Is SEMANTICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SEMANTICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SEMANTICS mean?
- noun
the study of language meaning
- noun
the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
“a petty argument about semantics”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 13 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 SEMANTICS
SEMANTICS 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 SEMANTICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- amnesics12
- amnestic12
- casteism12
- nematics12
- semantic12
- amnesic11
- camises11
- cinemas11
- mastics11
- meticas11
- misacts11
- miscast11
- nematic11
- sematic11
- cineasts10
- mantises10
- matiness10
- scanties10
- amices10
- anemic10
- camise10
- cinema10
- iceman10
- manics10
- mantic10
- mastic10
- metica10
- minces10
- misact10
- acetins9
- ascents9
- ascites9
- caseins9
- cassine9
- cineast9
- ectasis9
- etamins9
- incases9
- incests9
- inmates9
- inseams9
- insects9
- miseats9
- misseat9
- missent9
- samiest9
- samisen9
- samites9
- santims9
- secants9
- stamens9
- stances9
- tameins9
- tamises9
- acmes9
- amice9
- amnic9
- cames9
- camis9
- emics9
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