METAPHORS is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. METAPHORS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept METAPHORS?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful METAPHORS is to know. It scores 16 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for METAPHORS
No single letter turns METAPHORS into another word.
How METAPHORS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in METAPHORS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so METAPHORS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about METAPHORS
- All 9 letters of METAPHORS are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does METAPHORS mean in Scrabble?
METAPHORS is the plural of METAPHOR.
METAPHOR(noun) — A figure of speech in which one thing is described as if it were another, to suggest a likeness between them.
Shorter words from the letters in METAPHORS
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Common questions about METAPHORS
- Is METAPHORS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts METAPHORS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is METAPHORS worth?
- METAPHORS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to METAPHORS?
- No single letter can be added to METAPHORS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of METAPHORS:
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