ANALOGY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ANALOGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANALOGY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANALOGY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANALOGY
No single letter turns ANALOGY into another word.
How ANALOGY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in ANALOGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 385,985.
What does ANALOGY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A comparison that shows how two things are alike in some respect.
An analogy explains something unfamiliar by pointing to something familiar, as when the heart is compared to a pump. Reasoning by analogy assumes that what holds for one case will hold for the other, which can mislead if the cases differ.
How ANALOGY is used
Analogy is used in teaching, argument, science and language study.
- The teacher used an analogy between a circuit and a water pipe.
- By analogy, the same rule should apply here.
- Her analogy helped the class grasp the idea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANALOGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANALOGY
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Common questions about ANALOGY
- Is ANALOGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANALOGY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANALOGY worth?
- ANALOGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANALOGY mean?
- A comparison that shows how two things are alike in some respect.
- What letters can be added to ANALOGY?
- No single letter can be added to ANALOGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of ANALOGY:
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