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Yes. The word seminal is a Scrabble US word. The word seminal is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is seminal a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word seminal is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Yes. The word seminal is a Words With Friends word. The word seminal is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (4 found)

ISLEMAN,MALINES,MENIALS,SEMINAL,

6-letter words (25 found)

ALIENS,ALINES,AMINES,ANIMES,ELAINS,EMAILS,INSEAM,LEMANS,LIANES,LIMANS,LIMENS,MAILES,MALINE,MANIES,MASLIN,MENIAL,MENSAL,MESAIL,MESIAL,MESIAN,SALINE,SAMIEL,SEMINA,SILANE,SIMNEL,

5-letter words (66 found)

AISLE,ALIEN,ALINE,ALMES,AMENS,AMIES,AMINE,AMINS,ANILE,ANILS,ANIME,ANISE,ELAIN,ELANS,ELSIN,EMAIL,ISNAE,LAMES,LANES,LEAMS,LEANS,LEMAN,LENIS,LIANE,LIENS,LIMAN,LIMAS,LIMEN,LIMES,LIMNS,LINES,MAILE,MAILS,MAINS,MAISE,MALES,MALIS,MANES,MANIS,MANSE,MEALS,MEANS,MEINS,MELAS,MENSA,MESAL,MIENS,MILES,MINAE,MINAS,MINES,NAILS,NAMES,NEALS,NELIS,NEMAS,SAINE,SALMI,SAMEL,SAMEN,SILEN,SLAIN,SLANE,SLIME,SMILE,SNAIL,

4-letter words (92 found)

AILS,AIMS,AINE,AINS,ALES,ALME,ALMS,AMEN,AMES,AMIE,AMIN,AMIS,ANES,ANIL,ANIS,EANS,EINA,ELAN,ELMS,ILEA,ISLE,ISNA,LAIN,LAME,LAMS,LANE,LASE,LEAM,LEAN,LEAS,LEIS,LENS,LIAS,LIEN,LIES,LIMA,LIME,LIMN,LINE,LINS,MAES,MAIL,MAIN,MALE,MALI,MALS,MANE,MANI,MANS,MASE,MEAL,MEAN,MEIN,MELA,MELS,MESA,MIEN,MILE,MILS,MINA,MINE,MISE,MNAS,NAES,NAIL,NAME,NAMS,NEAL,NEMA,NIES,NILS,NIMS,SAIL,SAIM,SAIN,SALE,SAME,SANE,SEAL,SEAM,SEAN,SEIL,SEMI,SENA,SIAL,SIEN,SILE,SIMA,SINE,SLAE,SLAM,SLIM,

3-letter words (56 found)

AIL,AIM,AIN,AIS,ALE,ALS,AME,AMI,ANE,ANI,ANS,EAN,EAS,ELM,ELS,EMS,ENS,INS,ISM,LAM,LAS,LEA,LEI,LES,LIE,LIN,LIS,MAE,MAL,MAN,MAS,MEL,MEN,MES,MIL,MIS,MNA,NAE,NAM,NAS,NIE,NIL,NIM,NIS,SAE,SAI,SAL,SAM,SAN,SEA,SEI,SEL,SEN,SIM,SIN,SMA,

2-letter words (21 found)

AE,AI,AL,AM,AN,AS,EA,EL,EM,EN,ES,IN,IS,LA,LI,MA,ME,MI,NA,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 265 words from seminal according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of seminal

seminal

Etymology

From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛmɪnəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmɪnəl

Adjective

seminal (comparative more seminal, superlative most seminal)

  1. Of or relating to seed or semen.
  2. Creative or having the power to originate.
  3. Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
    Synonyms: influential, pioneering

Synonyms

  • (relating to seed): germinal
  • (creative): innovative, primary
  • (highly influential): influential, innovative, formative

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

seminal (plural seminals)

  1. (obsolete) A seed.

Anagrams

  • Elamins, Malines, Melians, isleman, menials, salmine

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēminālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [sə.miˈnal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [se.miˈnal]

Adjective

seminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural seminals)

  1. seminal

Derived terms

  • vesícula seminal

Further reading

  • “seminal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “seminal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “seminal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “seminal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sēminālis.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: se‧mi‧nal

Adjective

seminal m or f (plural seminais)

  1. (botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
  2. (anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
  3. seminal; creative; inventive
    Synonyms: criativo, inventivo, fértil
  4. seminal (highly influential)

Related terms

  • sêmen
  • semente

Further reading

  • “seminal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French séminal, from Latin seminalis.

Adjective

seminal m or n (feminine singular seminală, masculine plural seminali, feminine and neuter plural seminale)

  1. seminal

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sēminālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /semiˈnal/ [se.miˈnal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: se‧mi‧nal

Adjective

seminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural seminales)

  1. (botany) seminal (relating to seeds)
  2. (anatomy) seminal (relating to semen)
  3. seminal; creative; inventive
  4. seminal (highly influential)

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “seminal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org