230 Words Starting With SEMI
The prefix SEMI appears in 230 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 41 entries. Average word length: 10.6 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with SEMI: SEMICIVILIZED (30 pts), SEMIPORNOGRAPHY (28 pts), SEMIOFFICIALLY (27 pts), SEMIFLEXIBLE (26 pts), SEMICYLINDRICAL (25 pts). The shortest is SEMI (4 letters) and the longest is SEMIABSTRACTION (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in TONIC.
Notable words: SEMI — a semidetached house [n].; SEMIS — a coin of ancient Rome [n].; SEMINA — the liquid that carries spermatozoa [n].; SEMIDRY — half dry [adj]. Browse words starting with OXO for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with SEMI?
SEMICIVILIZED scores 30 points. Runner-up: SEMIPORNOGRAPHY at 28 points. See words ending in V for more high-value options.
How many words start with SEMI?
Our dictionary has 230 words that start with SEMI. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (41).
What is the shortest word that starts with SEMI?
SEMI at just 4 letters. It means: a semidetached house [n].
Four-Letter Words (1)
SEMI
Five-Letter Words (1)
SEMIS
Six-Letter Words (1)
SEMINA
Seven-Letter Words (9)
SEMIDRYSEMIFITSEMILOGSEMIMATSEMINALSEMINARSEMIPROSEMIRAWSEMISES
Eight-Letter Words (27)
SEMIARIDSEMIBALDSEMICOMASEMIDEAFSEMIDOMESEMIGALASEMIHARDSEMIHIGHSEMIHOBOSEMILLONSEMIMATTSEMIMILDSEMIMUTESEMINARSSEMINARYSEMINOMASEMINUDESEMIOPENSEMIOSESSEMIOSISSEMIOTICSEMIOVALSEMIPROSSEMISOFTSEMITISTSEMITONESEMIWILD
Nine-Letter Words (41)
SEMIANGLESEMIBREVESEMICOLONSEMICOMASSEMICUREDSEMIDEIFYSEMIDOMEDSEMIDOMESSEMIDWARFSEMIERECTSEMIFINALSEMIFLUIDSEMIGLOSSSEMIGROUPSEMIHOBOSSEMILLONSSEMILUNARSEMIMATTESEMIMETALSEMIMICROSEMIMOISTSEMINALLYSEMINOMADSEMINOMASSEMIOLOGYSEMIOTICSSEMIPIOUSSEMIRIGIDSEMIROUNDSEMIRURALSEMISOLIDSEMISTIFFSEMISWEETSEMITISTSSEMITONALSEMITONESSEMITONICSEMITRUCKSEMIURBANSEMIVOWELSEMIWORKS
Ten-Letter Words (39)
SEMIANGLESSEMIANNUALSEMIBREVESSEMICIRCLESEMICOLONSSEMICOLONYSEMIDESERTSEMIDIVINESEMIDRYINGSEMIDWARFSSEMIFEUDALSEMIFINALSSEMIFITTEDSEMIFLUIDSSEMIFORMALSEMIGROUPSSEMIHOBOESSEMILETHALSEMILIQUIDSEMIMETALSSEMINARIANSEMINARIESSEMINARISTSEMINOMADSSEMINOMATASEMINUDITYSEMIOPAQUESEMIPOSTALSEMIPUBLICSEMIQUAVERSEMIROUNDSSEMISACREDSEMISECRETSEMISOLIDSSEMITROPICSEMITRUCKSSEMIVOWELSSEMIWEEKLYSEMIYEARLY
Eleven-Letter Words (31)
SEMIAQUATICSEMIARIDITYSEMICIRCLESSEMICLASSICSEMIDEIFIEDSEMIDEIFIESSEMIDESERTSSEMIDIURNALSEMIDWARVESSEMIGLOSSESSEMILETHALSSEMILIQUIDSSEMIMONTHLYSEMINARIANSSEMINARISTSSEMINATURALSEMINOMADICSEMIOLOGIESSEMIOLOGISTSEMIOTICIANSEMIOTICISTSEMIPOPULARSEMIPOSTALSSEMIPRIVATESEMIQUAVERSSEMIRETIREDSEMISHRUBBYSEMISKILLEDSEMITONALLYSEMITRAILERSEMITROPICS
Twelve-Letter Words (33)
SEMIABSTRACTSEMIANNUALLYSEMIARBOREALSEMICIRCULARSEMICLASSICSSEMICOLONIALSEMICOLONIESSEMIDARKNESSSEMIDEIFYINGSEMIDETACHEDSEMIDIAMETERSEMIDOMINANTSEMIFINALISTSEMIFINISHEDSEMIFLEXIBLESEMILITERATESEMILUSTROUSSEMIMETALLICSEMIMONASTICSEMIMYSTICALSEMINIFEROUSSEMINUDITIESSEMIOFFICIALSEMIOLOGICALSEMIOLOGISTSSEMIOTICIANSSEMIOTICISTSSEMIPALMATEDSEMIPARASITESEMIPRECIOUSSEMITRAILERSSEMITROPICALSEMIWEEKLIES
Thirteen-Letter Words (23)
SEMIARIDITIESSEMIAUTOMATICSEMICIVILIZEDSEMICLASSICALSEMICONDUCTORSEMICONSCIOUSSEMIDIAMETERSSEMIEMPIRICALSEMIEVERGREENSEMIFINALISTSSEMILEGENDARYSEMILITERATESSEMIMONTHLIESSEMIPARASITESSEMIPARASITICSEMIPERMANENTSEMIPERMEABLESEMIPOLITICALSEMIPORCELAINSEMIRELIGIOUSSEMISEDENTARYSEMISYNTHETICSEMITONICALLY
Fourteen-Letter Words (11)
SEMIAUTOMATICSSEMIAUTONOMOUSSEMICENTENNIALSEMICOMMERCIALSEMICONDUCTINGSEMICONDUCTORSSEMIDARKNESSESSEMIOFFICIALLYSEMIOLOGICALLYSEMIPORCELAINSSEMIRETIREMENT
Fifteen-Letter Words (13)
SEMIABSTRACTIONSEMICENTENNIALSSEMICOLONIALISMSEMICRYSTALLINESEMICYLINDRICALSEMIDOCUMENTARYSEMILOGARITHMICSEMIPORNOGRAPHYSEMIRETIREMENTSSEMISUBMERSIBLESEMITERRESTRIALSEMITRANSLUCENTSEMITRANSPARENT