Definition of samisen

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • samisen is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • samisen is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
  • samisen is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of samisen


  • a Japanese stringed instrument resembling a banjo with a long neck and three strings and a fretted fingerboard and a rectangular soundbox; played with a plectrum (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. shamisen

See definition of samisen in Merriam Webster