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SAPPHIRES

9 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SAPPHIRES Means

SAPPHIRES is a form of SAPPHIRE, which means:

  1. noun: a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone
  2. noun: a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
  3. adjective: of something having the color of a blue sapphire“sapphire eyes”

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SAPPHIRES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 A1 P3 P3 H4 I1 R1 E1 S1.

Anagrams of SAPPHIRES (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SAPPHIRES

399 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (8)

7 letter words (32)

6 letter words (63)

5 letter words (101)

4 letter words (108)

3 letter words (68)

2 letter words (19)

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