SIMAR is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SIMAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMAR?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMAR is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
simarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIMAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SIMAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What stands out about SIMAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 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 SIMAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A loose, lightweight gown or robe formerly worn by women, especially fashionable during the 17th and 18th centuries.
A simar hung loosely from the shoulders rather than fitting closely to the body, often layered over other clothing as a light outer piece during cooler evenings. Stylish ladies of the period favoured it for its comfort and flowing lines, and portraits from the era often show sitters draped in a simar rather than a more structured dress. The term came into English from French, and several other spellings, including cymar and simarre, name essentially the same garment. Beyond fashion, a related sense named a loose ecclesiastical vestment used by clergy, showing how the same simple cut served both everyday and formal wear.
How SIMAR is used
A historical costume term, met mainly in descriptions of seventeenth and eighteenth-century fashion and portraiture.
- The portrait showed the lady draped in a flowing silk simar.
- Museum curators labelled the faded garment a simar from the 1680s.
- She wore a light simar over her gown on warm evenings.
- The costume historian described how a simar was cut and worn.
- An old inventory listed several simars among the household's fine clothing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SIMAR
The 5 tiles of SIMAR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SIMAR
9 longer words begin with SIMAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMAR
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Common questions about SIMAR
- Is SIMAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMAR, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMAR worth?
- SIMAR is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMAR mean?
- A loose, lightweight gown or robe formerly worn by women, especially fashionable during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- What letters can be added to SIMAR?
- SIMAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SIMAR:
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