Is SESAMOIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SESAMOIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SESAMOIDS mean?
Sesamoids is a form of SESAMOID.
- noun
any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + S (1) + A (1) + M (3) + O (1) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 12 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 SESAMOIDS
SESAMOIDS 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 SESAMOIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sesamoid11
- misdoes10
- sadisms10
- amides9
- deisms9
- dismes9
- massed9
- medias9
- missed9
- mossed9
- sadism9
- adioses8
- dassies8
- masses8
- mioses8
- misses8
- mosses8
- seisms8
- aimed8
- amide8
- amido8
- amids8
- dames8
- deism8
- demoi8
- demos8
- dimes8
- disme8
- domes8
- maids8
- meads8
- media8
- misdo8
- modes8
- asides7
- daises7
- dassie7
- disses7
- dosses7
- sassed7
- amies7
- amiss7
- mases7
- masse7
- mesas7
- mises7
- misos7
- seams7
- seism7
- semis7
- simas7
- somas7
- amid7
- dame7
- dams7
- demo7
- dime7
- dims7
- dome7
- doms7
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