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Shamisen

s 1h 4a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare

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

What does shamisen 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

    Synonymssamisen

Is SHAMISEN a valid word?

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

How many points is SHAMISEN worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
s 1h 4a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
s 1h 3a 1m 4i 1s 1e 1n 2

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1h 4a 1m 3i 1s 1e 1n 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
s 1h 3a 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 SHAMISEN

Hooks for SHAMISEN

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

shamisens

Words that end like SHAMISEN

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.

arisenrisen
All words ending in -ISEN

Shamisen: quick answers

Is SHAMISEN a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SHAMISEN is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SHAMISEN worth?
SHAMISEN scores 13 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does shamisen mean?
As a noun, shamisen 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 SHAMISEN?
You can make 273 shorter words from SHAMISEN, such as HAEMINS, HEMINAS, MASHIES, MESSIAH. See the full list.