semicolon
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/
(UK)
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/ˌsɛmiˈkəʊlən/ (UK) · /-ˈkəʊlɒn/ (UK) · /ˈsɛmikoʊlən/ (US)
Definition of semicolon
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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The punctuation mark ;.
“The use of the semicolon has remained contentious and subject to fashion.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From semi- + colon.
Words you can make from semicolon
200+ playable · top: COSMOLINE (13 pts)
Best play cosmoline 13 points8-letter words
6 words7-letter words
15 words6-letter words
48 words- CELOMS 10 pts
- CLIMES 10 pts
- COELOM 10 pts
- COMOSE 10 pts
- INCOME 10 pts
- MINCES 10 pts
- SOCMEN 10 pts
- CINEOL 8 pts
- CLINES 8 pts
- CLONES 8 pts
- COLIES 8 pts
- COLINS 8 pts
- COLONE 8 pts
- COLONI 8 pts
- COLONS 8 pts
- CONIES 8 pts
- CONSOL 8 pts
- COOLIE 8 pts
- COSINE 8 pts
- ENOLIC 8 pts
- EONISM 8 pts
- ICONES 8 pts
- INCELS 8 pts
- LEMONS 8 pts
- LIMENS 8 pts
- LOCIES 8 pts
- LOCOES 8 pts
- LOMEIN 8 pts
- MELONS 8 pts
- MOLIES 8 pts
- MOLINE 8 pts
- MONIES 8 pts
- NICOLS 8 pts
- OILMEN 8 pts
- OSCINE 8 pts
- OSMOLE 8 pts
- SIMNEL 8 pts
- SIMOON 8 pts
- SOLEMN 8 pts
- SOMONI 8 pts
- ELOINS 6 pts
- INSOLE 6 pts
- LESION 6 pts
- LOOIES 6 pts
- LOONIE 6 pts
- LOOSEN 6 pts
- OLEINS 6 pts
- SOLION 6 pts
5-letter words
90 words- CELOM 9 pts
- CLIME 9 pts
- COMES 9 pts
- COSMO 9 pts
- EMICS 9 pts
- MELIC 9 pts
- MESIC 9 pts
- MINCE 9 pts
- MONIC 9 pts
- OSMIC 9 pts
- CEILS 7 pts
- CINES 7 pts
- CIONS 7 pts
- CLINE 7 pts
- CLONE 7 pts
- CLONS 7 pts
- CLOSE 7 pts
- COILS 7 pts
- COINS 7 pts
- COLES 7 pts
- COLIN 7 pts
- COLON 7 pts
- CONES 7 pts
- COOLS 7 pts
- COONS 7 pts
- COSIE 7 pts
- ICONS 7 pts
- INCEL 7 pts
- LEMON 7 pts
- LIMEN 7 pts
- LIMES 7 pts
- LIMNS 7 pts
- LIMOS 7 pts
- LOCIE 7 pts
- LOCIS 7 pts
- LOCOS 7 pts
- LOOMS 7 pts
- MELON 7 pts
- MESON 7 pts
- MIENS 7 pts
- MILES 7 pts
- MILOS 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
- MOILS 7 pts
- MOLES 7 pts
- MONIE 7 pts
- MONOS 7 pts
- MOOLS 7 pts
- MOONS 7 pts
- MOOSE 7 pts
- NICOL 7 pts
- NOMES 7 pts
- NOMOI 7 pts
- NOMOS 7 pts
- OLEIC 7 pts
- OMENS 7 pts
- OSMOL 7 pts
- SCION 7 pts
- SCONE 7 pts
- SINCE 7 pts
- SLICE 7 pts
- SLIME 7 pts
- SLOMO 7 pts
- SMILE 7 pts
- SOCLE 7 pts
- SONIC 7 pts
- ELOIN 5 pts
- ENOLS 5 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- LENIS 5 pts
- LENOS 5 pts
- LIENS 5 pts
- LINES 5 pts
- LINOS 5 pts
- LIONS 5 pts
- LOINS 5 pts
- LOOIE 5 pts
- LOONS 5 pts
- LOOSE 5 pts
- NOELS 5 pts
- NOILS 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NOLOS 5 pts
- NOOSE 5 pts
- OLEIN 5 pts
- OLEOS 5 pts
- OLIOS 5 pts
- SNOOL 5 pts
- SOLEI 5 pts
- SOLON 5 pts
4-letter words
40 words- COME 8 pts
- EMIC 8 pts
- CEIL 6 pts
- CELS 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CION 6 pts
- CLON 6 pts
- COIL 6 pts
- COIN 6 pts
- COLE 6 pts
- COLS 6 pts
- CONE 6 pts
- CONI 6 pts
- CONS 6 pts
- COOL 6 pts
- COON 6 pts
- COOS 6 pts
- ECOS 6 pts
- ELMS 6 pts
- EMOS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- ICON 6 pts
- LICE 6 pts
- LIME 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- LIMO 6 pts
- LOCI 6 pts
- ENOL 4 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENO 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINO 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- LION 4 pts
Hooks
2 extensions · 2 back
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