SAME is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SAME is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAME?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAME is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAME
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAME scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SAME, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about SAME
- The same 4 tiles also spell 5 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SAME mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not different from another thing already mentioned; identical or alike in every important way.
Same points back to something already named and says a second thing matches it exactly, whether in appearance, kind, or amount, so speakers use same constantly to avoid repeating a full description. It can follow the with a noun, as in the same day, or stand with as, as in the same as before.
How SAME is used
Extremely common in everyday speech and writing at every level of formality.
- They both wore the same coat to the party.
- He ordered the same meal as last time.
- Nothing about the house looked the same after the fire.
- We arrived at the same conclusion independently.
- The two reports gave exactly the same figures.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAME and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SAME
The 4 tiles of SAME in a different order — 5 found.
Words starting with SAME
15 longer words begin with SAME.
Words ending in SAME
3 words end in SAME. Useful as a back hook: play SAME onto a word already on the board.
Words with SAME inside
19 words contain SAME in the middle. Words that start with SAME are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SAME
Common questions about SAME
- Is SAME valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAME, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAME worth?
- SAME is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAME mean?
- Not different from another thing already mentioned; identical or alike in every important way.
- What letters can be added to SAME?
- SAME takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SAME:
Open SAME in the Word Finder