SCISSOR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SCISSOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCISSOR?
| 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 SCISSOR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCISSOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
scissorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCISSOR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCISSOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,632 thousand.
What does SCISSOR mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cut something with scissors.
The verb also describes legs or arms that open and close with a cutting motion, as in swimming or gymnastics. Sentences with scissor are often about quick, neat movements of the blades.
How SCISSOR is used
Scissor as a verb is less common than the noun, which usually appears in the plural scissors.
- She will scissor the paper into thin strips.
- The swimmer began to scissor her legs to stay afloat.
- He scissored a coupon out of the newspaper.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCISSOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SCISSOR
8 longer words begin with SCISSOR.
Shorter words from the letters in SCISSOR
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Common questions about SCISSOR
- Is SCISSOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCISSOR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCISSOR worth?
- SCISSOR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCISSOR mean?
- To cut something with scissors.
- What letters can be added to SCISSOR?
- SCISSOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCISSOR:
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