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Is sesame a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word sesame is a Scrabble US word. The word sesame is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

S1E1S1A1M3E1

Is sesame a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word sesame is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

S1E1S1A1M3E1

Is sesame a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word sesame is a Words With Friends word. The word sesame is worth 9 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1E1S1A1M4E1

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6-letter words (3 found)

MEASES,SEAMES,SESAME,

5-letter words (13 found)

EASES,MASES,MASSE,MEASE,MESAS,MESES,SAMES,SEAME,SEAMS,SEASE,SEEMS,SEMES,SMEES,

4-letter words (21 found)

AMES,EASE,EMES,ESES,ESSE,MAES,MASE,MASS,MEES,MESA,MESE,MESS,SAME,SAMS,SEAM,SEAS,SEEM,SEES,SEME,SESE,SMEE,

3-letter words (15 found)

AME,ASS,EAS,EME,EMS,ESS,MAE,MAS,MEE,MES,SAE,SAM,SEA,SEE,SMA,

2-letter words (9 found)

AE,AM,AS,EA,EE,EM,ES,MA,ME,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 62 words from sesame according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of sesame

sesame

Etymology

From Middle English sysame, from Latin sīsamum, sēsamum, from Ancient Greek σήσαμον (sḗsamon), from Aramaic שושמא (šūššmā), shortening of שומשומא (šumššumā), from Akkadian 𒊭𒈦𒌑𒈬 (šamaššammū, “oil plant”), compound of 𒉌𒄑 (šaman, “oil”) and 𒌑 (šammum, “plant”). The modern pronunciation is influenced by Ancient Greek σησάμη (sēsámē), variant of σήσαμον (sḗsamon).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɛsəmi/, /ˈsɛzəmi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛsəmi/
  • (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈsɛsəm/, /ˈsiːsəm/
  • Rhymes: -ɛsəmɪ
  • Hyphenation: ses‧a‧me

Noun

sesame (countable and uncountable, plural sesames)

  1. A tropical Asian plant (Sesamum indicum) bearing small flat seeds used as food and as a source of oil.
    Synonyms: beniseed, benne, gingelly
  2. The seed of this plant.
    Synonym: sesame seed

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Anagrams

  • EMASes, Emessa, Essame, Maeses, Meases, ameses, meases

Source: wiktionary.org