Is SEMIDETACHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SEMIDETACHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 21 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SEMIDETACHED mean?
- adjective
attached on one side only
“a semidetached house”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
21
Scrabble
22
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 21 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 SEMIDETACHED
SEMIDETACHED 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 SEMIDETACHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cheddites16
- decimated15
- escheated15
- medicated15
- cheddite15
- dehisced15
- detached15
- hematics15
- machetes15
- mastiche15
- misteach15
- tachisme15
- chasmed15
- matched15
- schemed15
- dedicatees14
- decimates14
- medicates14
- chedites14
- detaches14
- sacheted14
- caddish14
- chamise14
- chemise14
- chemist14
- ditched14
- hematic14
- machete14
- maddish14
- matches14
- tachism14
- chimed14
- miched14
- dedicatee13
- dedicates13
- decimate13
- medicate13
- misacted13
- cheated13
- chedite13
- cheesed13
- chested13
- dehisce13
- ditches13
- scathed13
- chiasm13
- chided13
- chimes13
- haemic13
- maches13
- miches13
- sachem13
- samech13
- schema13
- scheme13
- simcha13
- deceased12
- dedicate12
- demasted12
- demisted12
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