What SEMAPHORE Means
- verb: send signals by or as if by semaphore
- verb: convey by semaphore, of information
- noun: an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
SEMAPHORE is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 E1 M3 A1 P3 H4 O1 R1 E1.
Words Made From The Letters In SEMAPHORE
513 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.
7 letter words (10)
6 letter words (67)
AHORSEAMEERSAMPEREASHOREEMPAREEPHORSHAERESHAMOSEHAMPERHAREEMHAREMSHEAPERHEARESHEARSEHEPARSHERMAEHEROESHERPESHOARSEHOMERSHOPERSHORMESMAHOESMASHERMEARESMOPERSMORPHSMOSHEROMRAHSOPERASPAREOSPEARESPHARESPHARMSPHAROSPHASORPHEERSPHRASEPORAESPOSHERPREASEPROEMSRAMEESRAMOSERAPHESREAMESREHEMSREHOMEREMAPSREPOSERESHOERHEMESSEAMERSEMPERSEMPRESERAPESERAPHSHAMERSHAPERSHEEPOSHERPASHMEARSOAPERSPAHEESPHAERSPHEARSPHERE
5 letter words (142)
AEROSAMEERAPERSAPRESAROSEASPERASPROEASEREPHASEPHORERASEEROSEHAEMSHAMESHAREMHARESHARMSHAROSHARPSHEAMEHEAPSHEAREHEARSHEMESHEMPSHEPARHERESHERMAHERMSHEROSHERSEHOARSHOERSHOMASHOMERHOMESHOPERHOPESHORASHORMEHORSEHOSERMAHOEMARESMARSEMARSHMASERMEAREMEASEMEERSMERESMERSEMOERSMOHRSMOPERMOPESMORAEMORASMORESMORPHMORSEOMERSOMRAHOPAHSOPERAPAREOPARESPARSEPASEOPASHMPEAREPEARSPEASEPEERSPEREAPERESPERMSPERSEPHAREPHARMPHASEPHEERPHESEPOEMSPOMESPORAEPORESPOSERPRAMSPRAOSPRASEPREESPREMSPRESAPRESEPROASPROEMPROMSPROSEPSOAEPSORARAMEERAMPSRAPHEREAMEREAMSREAPSREHEMREMAPREPOSRHEASRHEMEROAMSROMPSROPESSAPORSAREESEAMESEARESHAMESHAPESHARESHARPSHEARSHEEPSHEERSHERESHOERSHOPESHORESMEARSMORESOARESOPRASOREESPAERSPARESPEARSPEERSPERMSPORESPREE
4 letter words (163)
AEROAHEMAMESAMPSAPERAPESAPOSAPSEAPSOARESARMSEARSEASEEMESEMOSEPHAEPOSERASERESEROSHAEMHAESHAMEHAMSHAOSHAPSHAREHARMHAROHARPHASPHEAPHEARHEMEHEMPHEMSHEPSHEREHERMHEROHERSHESPHOASHOESHOMAHOMEHOMSHOPEHOPSHORAHORSHOSEMAESMAPSMAREMARSMASEMASHMEERMEESMEREMESAMESEMESHMHOSMOASMOERMOESMOHRMOPEMOPSMORAMOREMORSMOSEMOSHOARSOHMSOMEROPAHOPESORESOSARPAHSPAMSPAREPARSPASEPASHPEARPEASPEERPEESPEHSPEREPERMPESOPHOSPOASPOEMPOMEPOMSPOREPOSEPOSHPRAMPRAOPREEPREMPROAPROMPROSRAHSRAMPRAMSRAPSRASERASHRASPREAMREAPREESREHSREMSREOSREPOREPSRESHRHEARHOSROAMROESROMAROMPROMSROPEROSESAMESAMPSEAMSEARSEEMSEEPSEERSEMESERASERESHAMSHEASHMOSHOESHOPSMEESOAPSOARSOMASOMESOPHSORASORESPAESPAMSPAR
3 letter words (101)
AHSAMEAMPAPEAPOAREARMARSASHASPEAREASEHSEMEEMOEMSERAEREERMERSHAEHAMHAOHAPHASHEMHEPHERHESHOAHOEHOMHOPHOSMAEMAPMARMASMEEMEHMESMHOMOAMOEMOPMORMOSOAROESOHMOHSOMSOPEOPSORAOREORSOSEPAHPAMPARPASPEAPEEPEHPERPESPHOPOAPOHPOMPOSPREPRORAHRAMRAPRASREEREHREMREOREPRESRHOROEROMSAESAMSAPSARSEASEESERSHASHESMASOHSOMSOPSPA
2 letter words (30)
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