METAPHOR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. METAPHOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METAPHOR?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METAPHOR is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAPHOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
metaphorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How METAPHOR scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in METAPHOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METAPHOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about METAPHOR
- All 8 letters of METAPHOR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METAPHOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A figure of speech in which one thing is described as if it were another, to suggest a likeness between them.
Unlike a simile, a metaphor does not use "like" or "as", so the comparison is stated outright. Everyday speech is full of metaphor, from "time is money" to "a sea of faces".
How METAPHOR is used
Used in literature, teaching and ordinary talk about figurative language.
- Calling the city a jungle is a familiar metaphor.
- The poet builds the whole poem around one extended metaphor.
- Her speech used a metaphor of a ship in a storm.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of METAPHOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with METAPHOR
6 longer words begin with METAPHOR.
Shorter words from the letters in METAPHOR
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Common questions about METAPHOR
- Is METAPHOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAPHOR, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAPHOR worth?
- METAPHOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does METAPHOR mean?
- A figure of speech in which one thing is described as if it were another, to suggest a likeness between them.
- What letters can be added to METAPHOR?
- METAPHOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of METAPHOR:
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