DISSIMILAR is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. DISSIMILAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSIMILAR?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSIMILAR is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSIMILAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dissimilarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSIMILAR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in DISSIMILAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSIMILAR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISSIMILAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not alike; differing from one another in appearance, character or kind.
Dissimilar is a neutral, somewhat formal way to say that two things do not match. It usually appears before "to" or "from" when a comparison is being drawn, and it is the plain opposite of similar.
How DISSIMILAR is used
Common in comparisons, as in "dissimilar to" or "dissimilar from", in both writing and careful speech.
- The twins looked identical but had dissimilar personalities.
- The two cases are dissimilar in several important ways.
- Her taste in music is quite dissimilar to mine.
- They came from dissimilar backgrounds yet became close friends.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSIMILAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISSIMILAR
4 longer words begin with DISSIMILAR.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSIMILAR
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Common questions about DISSIMILAR
- Is DISSIMILAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSIMILAR, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSIMILAR worth?
- DISSIMILAR is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSIMILAR mean?
- Not alike; differing from one another in appearance, character or kind.
- What letters can be added to DISSIMILAR?
- DISSIMILAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of DISSIMILAR:
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