SEMAPHORES

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 4 vowels

What SEMAPHORES Means

SEMAPHORES is a form of SEMAPHORE, which 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

SEMAPHORES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 E1 M3 A1 P3 H4 O1 R1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SEMAPHORES

707 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.

9 letter words (1)

8 letter words (9)

EMPHASES HORMESES MAHSEERS PHAROSES RESHAPES SEAHORSE SEASHORE SPHAERES SPHEARES

7 letter words (40)

6 letter words (134)

5 letter words (200)

AEROS AMEER APERS APRES APSES APSOS AROSE ASHES ASPER ASPRO EASER EASES EPHAS EPHOR ERASE EROSE ERSES HAEMS HAMES HAREM HARES HARMS HAROS HARPS HASPS HEAME HEAPS HEARE HEARS HEMES HEMPS HEPAR HERES HERMA HERMS HEROS HERSE HESPS HOARS HOERS HOMAS HOMER HOMES HOPER HOPES HORAS HORME HORSE HOSER HOSES MAHOE MARES MARSE MARSH MASER MASES MASSE MEARE MEASE MEERS MERES MERSE MESAS MESES MOERS MOHRS MOPER MOPES MORAE MORAS MORES MORPH MORSE MOSES OASES OMERS OMRAH OPAHS OPERA PAREO PARES PARSE PASEO PASES PASHM PASSE PEARE PEARS PEASE PEERS PEREA PERES PERMS PERSE PESOS PHARE PHARM PHASE PHEER PHESE POEMS POMES PORAE PORES POSER POSES POSSE PRAMS PRAOS PRASE PREES PREMS PRESA PRESE PRESS PROAS PROEM PROMS PROSE PROSS PSOAE PSOAS PSORA RAMEE RAMPS RAPHE RASES RASPS RASSE REAME REAMS REAPS REHEM REMAP REPOS RESES RHEAS RHEME ROAMS ROMPS ROPES ROSES SAMES SAMPS SAPOR SAREE SAROS SASER SEAME SEAMS SEARE SEARS SEASE SEEMS SEEPS SEERS SEMES SERES SHAME SHAMS SHAPE SHAPS SHARE SHARP SHEAR SHEAS SHEEP SHEER SHERE SHOER SHOES SHOPE SHOPS SHORE SMASH SMEAR SMEES SMORE SOAPS SOARE SOARS SOMAS SOPHS SOPRA SORAS SOREE SORES SPAER SPAES SPAMS SPARE SPARS SPASM SPEAR SPEER SPEOS SPERM SPORE SPOSH SPREE

4 letter words (190)

3 letter words (103)

AHS AME AMP APE APO ARE ARM ARS ASH ASP EAR EAS EHS EME EMO EMS ERA ERE ERM ERS ESS HAE HAM HAO HAP HAS HEM HEP HER HES HOA HOE HOM HOP HOS MAE MAP MAR MAS MEE MEH MES MHO MOA MOE MOP MOR MOS OAR OES OHM OHS OMS OPE OPS ORA ORE ORS OSE PAH PAM PAR PAS PEA PEE PEH PER PES PHO POA POH POM POS PRE PRO RAH RAM RAP RAS REE REH REM REO REP RES RHO ROE ROM SAE SAM SAP SAR SEA SEE SER SHA SHE SMA SOH SOM SOP SOS SPA

2 letter words (30)

AE AH AM AR AS EA EE EH EM ER ES HA HE HM HO MA ME MO OE OH OM OP OR OS PA PE PO RE SH SO

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