SIERRA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SIERRA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIERRA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIERRA is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIERRA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIERRA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SIERRA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,440.
What stands out about SIERRA
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 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 SIERRA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A long mountain range with a jagged, saw-toothed line of peaks, especially one in a Spanish-speaking region or the western United States.
Sierra comes from the Spanish word for saw, a comparison drawn from the way a row of sharp peaks resembles the teeth of a blade. English adopted the term mainly through contact with Spanish-speaking America, where it describes rugged mountain country rather than a single peak or a smooth range. In radio spelling alphabets the same word also stands for the letter S, a separate use unrelated to geography. As a common noun it is written in lower case, unlike the many place names, such as the Sierra Nevada, that borrow it as part of a proper name.
How SIERRA is used
Borrowed from Spanish and used both as a common noun for jagged ranges and as part of many place names such as the Sierra Nevada.
- Snow capped the highest ridges of the sierra long into summer.
- Their trail climbed steadily into the sierra above the valley.
- From the plane they could see an entire sierra stretched along the coast.
- Ranchers grazed cattle in the foothills below the sierra.
- The old map marked every pass through the sierra.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIERRA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIERRA
The 6 tiles of SIERRA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SIERRA
2 longer words begin with SIERRA.
Shorter words from the letters in SIERRA
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Common questions about SIERRA
- Is SIERRA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIERRA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIERRA worth?
- SIERRA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIERRA mean?
- A long mountain range with a jagged, saw-toothed line of peaks, especially one in a Spanish-speaking region or the western United States.
- What letters can be added to SIERRA?
- SIERRA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SIERRA:
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