The word samisen is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • samisen n. Alternative form of shamisen.
  • (In German) Samisen S. Musik: eine mit einem Plektrum geschlagene, dreisaitige, japanische Laute.
  • (In Spanish) samisen s. Instrumento musical de tres cuerdas de origen japonés.

8 valid words from 3 definitions

ALTERNATIVE DE EINE FORM MUSICAL OF SHAMISEN TRES

12 invalid words from 3 definitions

CUERDAS DREISAITIGE EINEM GESCHLAGENE INSTRUMENTO JAPANISCHE JAPONES LAUTE MIT MUSIK ORIGEN PLEKTRUM

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

AM AMI AMIS EN IS MI MIS MISE SAM SEN

9 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

AS ES MA MAS NE SI SIM SIMA SIMAS

2 anagrams (New words found by changing the order of the letters.)

INSEAMS MANISES

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

SHAMISEN

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

SAMISENS

18 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A AMNESIAS
+C AMNESICS
+D SIDESMAN
+E NEMESIAS
+G GAMINESS SEAMINGS
+H SHAMISEN
+J JASMINES
+L ISLESMAN
+M MISNAMES
+O ANEMOSIS
+R SEMINARS SIRNAMES
+S SAMISENS
+T MANTISES MATINESS
+U ANIMUSES
+Z MAZINESS

16 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-I MANSES MENSAS MESSAN
-M ANISES SANIES SANSEI SASINE
-N AMISES MAISES MISSAE
-S AMINES ANIMES INSEAM MANIES MESIAN SEMINA

Scrabble scoring

  • 9 points.

Probability in scrabble (Probability to draw 7 letters at the beginning of the game to build the word.)

  • Joker allowed, 1 in 30943 chance.
  • Joker not allowed, 1 in 228732 chance.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No cousins (Word found by changing only one letter.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)
  • No prefixes (Word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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