semistar
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 8
Definition of semistar
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A relatively minor celebrity who has not attained full stardom.
“These road warrior plays were fronted by former semistars like Forrest Tucker or Hugh O'Brian, who had had their bread-and-butter TV shows cancelled. The job could pay $3,000 to $5,000 a week […]”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From semi- + star.
Words you can make from semistar
200+ playable · top: ASTERISM (10 pts)
Best play asterism 10 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
17 words6-letter words
57 words- AIMERS 8 pts
- AMRITS 8 pts
- ARMETS 8 pts
- ARMIES 8 pts
- IMARET 8 pts
- MAISTS 8 pts
- MARSES 8 pts
- MASERS 8 pts
- MASTER 8 pts
- MATERS 8 pts
- MATIER 8 pts
- MATRES 8 pts
- MERITS 8 pts
- MISATE 8 pts
- MISEAT 8 pts
- MISERS 8 pts
- MISSET 8 pts
- MISTER 8 pts
- MITERS 8 pts
- MITRES 8 pts
- RAMETS 8 pts
- RAMIES 8 pts
- REMISS 8 pts
- REMITS 8 pts
- SAMIER 8 pts
- SAMITE 8 pts
- SIMARS 8 pts
- SMARTS 8 pts
- SMEARS 8 pts
- SMITER 8 pts
- SMITES 8 pts
- STEAMS 8 pts
- STIMES 8 pts
- STREAM 8 pts
- TAMERS 8 pts
- TIMERS 8 pts
- TMESIS 8 pts
- AIREST 6 pts
- ARISES 6 pts
- ARTSIE 6 pts
- ASSERT 6 pts
- ASTERS 6 pts
- RAISES 6 pts
- RESIST 6 pts
- RESITS 6 pts
- SATIRE 6 pts
- SERAIS 6 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- SISTER 6 pts
- SISTRA 6 pts
- SITARS 6 pts
- STAIRS 6 pts
- STARES 6 pts
- STRIAE 6 pts
- TASERS 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
- TERAIS 6 pts
5-letter words
106 words- AIMER 7 pts
- AMIES 7 pts
- AMIRS 7 pts
- AMISS 7 pts
- AMRIT 7 pts
- ARMET 7 pts
- EMIRS 7 pts
- EMITS 7 pts
- ITEMS 7 pts
- MAIRS 7 pts
- MAIST 7 pts
- MARES 7 pts
- MARSE 7 pts
- MARTS 7 pts
- MASER 7 pts
- MASES 7 pts
- MASSE 7 pts
- MASTS 7 pts
- MATER 7 pts
- MATES 7 pts
- MEATS 7 pts
- MERIT 7 pts
- MESAS 7 pts
- METIS 7 pts
- MIRES 7 pts
- MISER 7 pts
- MISES 7 pts
- MISTS 7 pts
- MITER 7 pts
- MITES 7 pts
- MITRE 7 pts
- RAMET 7 pts
- RAMIE 7 pts
- REAMS 7 pts
- REMIT 7 pts
- RIMES 7 pts
- SATEM 7 pts
- SEAMS 7 pts
- SEISM 7 pts
- SEMIS 7 pts
- SIMAR 7 pts
- SIMAS 7 pts
- SMART 7 pts
- SMEAR 7 pts
- SMITE 7 pts
- STEAM 7 pts
- STEMS 7 pts
- STIME 7 pts
- STIMS 7 pts
- TAMER 7 pts
- TAMES 7 pts
- TAMIS 7 pts
- TEAMS 7 pts
- TERMS 7 pts
- TIMER 7 pts
- TIMES 7 pts
- TRAMS 7 pts
- TREMS 7 pts
- TRIMS 7 pts
- AIRTS 5 pts
- ARISE 5 pts
- ARSES 5 pts
- ARSIS 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- ASTER 5 pts
- ASTIR 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- IRATE 5 pts
- RAISE 5 pts
- RASES 5 pts
- RATES 5 pts
- REAIS 5 pts
- RESAT 5 pts
- RESIT 5 pts
- RESTS 5 pts
- RETIA 5 pts
- RISES 5 pts
- RITES 5 pts
- SARIS 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SATIS 5 pts
- SEARS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SERAI 5 pts
- SIRES 5 pts
- SITAR 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- STAIR 5 pts
- STARE 5 pts
- STARS 5 pts
- STIES 5 pts
- STIRS 5 pts
- STRIA 5 pts
- TARES 5 pts
- TARSI 5 pts
- TASER 5 pts
- TASES 5 pts
- TASSE 5 pts
- TEARS 5 pts
- TERAI 5 pts
- TIERS 5 pts
- TIRES 5 pts
- TRASS 5 pts
- TRESS 5 pts
- TRIES 5 pts
- TSARS 5 pts
4-letter words
17 wordsFind your best play with semistar
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