semaphore
NOUNVERB
/sɛmə,foʊr/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
semaphore is a valid 9-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1E1M3A1P3H4O1R1E1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48
MEANING
What does semaphore mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms.
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Convey by semaphore, of information.
BROADER
2
Send signals by or as if by semaphore.
BROADER