shamisen
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- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/ˈʃæmɪsɛn/
Definition of shamisen
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute.
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Etymology
From Japanese 三味線 (shamisen).
Words you can make from shamisen
200+ playable · top: HAEMINS (12 pts)
Best play haemins 12 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
22 words5-letter words
49 words- HAEMS 10 pts
- HAMES 10 pts
- HEMIN 10 pts
- MENSH 10 pts
- SHAME 10 pts
- SHAMS 10 pts
- SHIMS 10 pts
- SMASH 10 pts
- ASHEN 8 pts
- ASHES 8 pts
- HANSE 8 pts
- SHEAS 8 pts
- SHIES 8 pts
- SHINE 8 pts
- SHINS 8 pts
- SINHS 8 pts
- SNASH 8 pts
- AMENS 7 pts
- AMIES 7 pts
- AMINE 7 pts
- AMINS 7 pts
- AMISS 7 pts
- ANIME 7 pts
- MAINS 7 pts
- MANES 7 pts
- MANIS 7 pts
- MANSE 7 pts
- MASES 7 pts
- MASSE 7 pts
- MEANS 7 pts
- MENSA 7 pts
- MESAS 7 pts
- MIENS 7 pts
- MINAE 7 pts
- MINAS 7 pts
- MINES 7 pts
- MISES 7 pts
- NAMES 7 pts
- NEMAS 7 pts
- SEAMS 7 pts
- SEISM 7 pts
- SEMIS 7 pts
- SIMAS 7 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- SAINS 5 pts
- SANES 5 pts
- SASIN 5 pts
- SENSA 5 pts
- SINES 5 pts
4-letter words
65 words- AHEM 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HAMS 9 pts
- HEMS 9 pts
- HIMS 9 pts
- MASH 9 pts
- MESH 9 pts
- SHAM 9 pts
- SHIM 9 pts
- AHIS 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAES 7 pts
- HENS 7 pts
- HIES 7 pts
- HINS 7 pts
- HISN 7 pts
- HISS 7 pts
- SASH 7 pts
- SESH 7 pts
- SHEA 7 pts
- SHEN 7 pts
- SHES 7 pts
- SHIN 7 pts
- SINH 7 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
- AMEN 6 pts
- AMIE 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- AMIS 6 pts
- ISMS 6 pts
- MAES 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MANE 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MANS 6 pts
- MASS 6 pts
- MEAN 6 pts
- MESA 6 pts
- MESS 6 pts
- MIEN 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- MINE 6 pts
- MISE 6 pts
- MISS 6 pts
- NAME 6 pts
- NEMA 6 pts
- NIMS 6 pts
- SAME 6 pts
- SEAM 6 pts
- SEMI 6 pts
- SIMA 6 pts
- SIMS 6 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NESS 4 pts
- SAIN 4 pts
- SANE 4 pts
- SANS 4 pts
- SEAS 4 pts
- SEIS 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SINS 4 pts
3-letter words
46 words- HAM 8 pts
- HEM 8 pts
- HIM 8 pts
- MEH 8 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- AHS 6 pts
- ASH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAS 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HES 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- HIS 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- SHA 6 pts
- SHE 6 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- EMS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MAE 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MEN 5 pts
- MES 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ASS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- ESS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- SAE 3 pts
- SAN 3 pts
- SEA 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
- SIS 3 pts
2-letter words
11 wordsHooks
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