Unscramble SEMIGROUPS and you have 343 words, SEMIGROUPS itself among them: it scores 15 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. 10 letters: 4 vowels and 6 consonants.
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Tile values: Scrabble, then Words With Friends in blue if different.
Counting the words from SEMIGROUPS by length: 1 with 10 letters, 1 with 9, 13 with 8, 58 with 7, 60 with 6, 60 with 5, 60 with 4, 60 with 3 and 30 with 2.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
Just 1 of the 9-letter words in SEMIGROUPS: SEMIGROUP, for 14 points.
GUIMPES scores highest among the 7-letter words from SEMIGROUPS at 12 points, ahead of IMPOSER and IMPOSES on 11. SERIOUS, PROMISE and IMPRESS are the ones most people know.
The 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMIGROUPS are led by GRUMPS, GUIMPE and GUIMPS, 11 points each. GROUPS, GOSSIP and IMPOSE are the familiar ones.
Of the 60 5-letter words made with SEMIGROUPS letters, 4 score 10 points, the group's best. GROUP, PRIME and POEMS are the ones most people know.
Among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble SEMIGROUPS, GIMP and GUMP tie for first at 9 points. POEM, GRIP and MESS are everyday picks.
Of the 60 3-letter words from SEMIGROUPS, 4 score 7 points, the group's best. PRO, SUM and PIE are the ones most people know.
Keep every letter of SEMIGROUPS but one, change that one, and you get:
More 10-letter words: starting with SE · ending in PS · all 10-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with GUIMPES, IMPOSERS, PRIMUSES, PROMISES, SEMIPROS, SPERMOUS and SUPREMOS (12 points each).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept SEMIGROUPS, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEMIGROUPS itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 343) | 270 | 343 | 248 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. *Words With Friends' list can change.
73 of the 343 answers are missing from Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GRUMPIES, GUIMPS, MOPSIES, MOPUSES, RUMPIES, SEPIUMS, GUIMP, GUMPS, MISGOES, PIEROGS, PUMIES, RUMPOS and 61 more. 22 of the 343 answers are missing from Words With Friends*: SERPIGOS, IMPROS, PEROGIS, ESPOIRS, GOMERS, IMPRO, PEROGI, SMORGS, SPROGS, ESPOIR, GOMER, GORMS and 10 more.