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Samisen

s 1a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 7 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does samisen mean?

noun

  1. a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum

    Synonymsshamisen

Is SAMISEN a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SAMISEN worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
s 1a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
s 1a 1m 4i 1s 1e 1n 2

Wordfeud

9 pts
s 1a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
s 1a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SAMISEN

Anagrams 1

Hooks for SAMISEN

Add one letter to the front or back of SAMISEN to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SAMISEN

Common words that share the ending -ISEN, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -ISEN

Samisen: quick answers

Is SAMISEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SAMISEN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SAMISEN worth?
SAMISEN scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does samisen mean?
As a noun, samisen means “a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox”.
What words can you make with the letters in SAMISEN?
You can make 173 shorter words from SAMISEN, such as AMINES, AMISES, ANIMES, INSEAM. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SAMISEN?
SAMISEN rearranges into INSEAMS.