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Shamisens

Q: What does shamisens mean?

shamisens is the plural of shamisen, which means “a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox”.

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About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Rare · plural of shamisen

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

What does shamisens mean?

noun

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

Definitions shown for shamisen, the base form of shamisens.

Is SHAMISENS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 SHAMISENS worth?

Scrabble

14 pts

s ₁h ₄a ₁m ₃i ₁s ₁e ₁n ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

15 pts

s ₁h ₃a ₁m ₄i ₁s ₁e ₁n ₂s ₁

Wordfeud

14 pts

s ₁h ₄a ₁m ₃i ₁s ₁e ₁n ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

13 pts

s ₁h ₃a ₁m ₃i ₁s ₁e ₁n ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in SHAMISENS

Best shorter words top 30 of 302

See all 302 words made from SHAMISENS

Words that end like SHAMISENS

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

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Shamisens: quick answers

Is SHAMISENS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. SHAMISENS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.

How many points is SHAMISENS worth?

SHAMISENS scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does shamisens mean?

shamisens is the plural of shamisen, which 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 SHAMISENS?

You can make 302 shorter words from SHAMISENS, such as MESSIAHS, SHAMISEN, HAEMINS, HEMINAS. See the full list.