semicircle
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
Definition of semicircle
4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A half of a circle.
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noun
- A half of a circle.
- A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles; a graphometer.
- An arc whose center is the penalty spot, extending from the top of the penalty area.
verb
- (ambitransitive)To travel or move around in a semicircle.
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Etymology
From semi- + circle.
Words you can make from semicircle
188 playable · top: CIMICES (13 pts)
Best play cimices 13 points8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
29 words- CERCIS 10 pts
- CILICE 10 pts
- CIRCLE 10 pts
- CLERIC 10 pts
- CLIMES 10 pts
- CREMES 10 pts
- CRIMES 10 pts
- CRISIC 10 pts
- ECESIC 10 pts
- ICICLE 10 pts
- MERCES 10 pts
- RECCES 10 pts
- CEILER 8 pts
- CEILIS 8 pts
- CERISE 8 pts
- CREELS 8 pts
- ELEMIS 8 pts
- ELMIER 8 pts
- LIMIER 8 pts
- MERLES 8 pts
- MILERS 8 pts
- MISLIE 8 pts
- RELICS 8 pts
- REMISE 8 pts
- SIMILE 8 pts
- SLICER 8 pts
- SMILER 8 pts
- RELIES 6 pts
- RESILE 6 pts
5-letter words
43 words- CERCI 9 pts
- CERIC 9 pts
- CIRCS 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- CREME 9 pts
- CRIME 9 pts
- EMICS 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- MERCS 9 pts
- MESIC 9 pts
- RECCE 9 pts
- SCRIM 9 pts
- CEILI 7 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CERES 7 pts
- CIRES 7 pts
- CREEL 7 pts
- CRIES 7 pts
- ELEMI 7 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- ICIER 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- MERES 7 pts
- MERLE 7 pts
- MERLS 7 pts
- MILER 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- RELIC 7 pts
- RICES 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- SCREE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- SLIME 7 pts
- SMILE 7 pts
- LEERS 5 pts
- LIERS 5 pts
- REELS 5 pts
- RIELS 5 pts
- RILES 5 pts
- SIREE 5 pts
- SLIER 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- EMIC 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- MICE 8 pts
- MICS 8 pts
- CEES 6 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMES 6 pts
- EMIR 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- MELS 6 pts
- MERE 6 pts
- MERL 6 pts
- MILE 6 pts
- MILS 6 pts
- MIRE 6 pts
- MIRI 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- REMS 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- RIME 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- SEEM 6 pts
- SEME 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- SLIM 6 pts
- EELS 4 pts
- ELSE 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEER 4 pts
- LEES 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LIER 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LIRE 4 pts
- LIRI 4 pts
- REEL 4 pts
- REES 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RIEL 4 pts
- RILE 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- SEEL 4 pts
- SEER 4 pts
- SERE 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
38 words- MIC 7 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- CEL 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- ELM 5 pts
- EME 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MEL 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- REM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- SEC 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- EEL 3 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERS 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- LEE 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RES 3 pts
- SEE 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
2-letter words
10 wordsHooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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