SIMILAR is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SIMILAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIMILAR?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMILAR is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMILAR
No single letter turns SIMILAR into another word.
How SIMILAR scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SIMILAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What does SIMILAR mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Alike in appearance or character, but not identical.
Two things that are similar share enough features to be compared yet still differ in detail. In geometry the word has a strict sense, meaning figures of the same shape but possibly different size.
How SIMILAR is used
Similar is a very common adjective and is followed by to when naming the thing compared.
- The twins have similar voices.
- This recipe is similar to the one my aunt makes.
- Two similar triangles have equal angles.
- They reached similar conclusions independently.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIMILAR and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIMILAR
3 longer words begin with SIMILAR.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMILAR
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Common questions about SIMILAR
- Is SIMILAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIMILAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIMILAR worth?
- SIMILAR is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIMILAR mean?
- Alike in appearance or character, but not identical.
- What letters can be added to SIMILAR?
- No single letter can be added to SIMILAR to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SIMILAR:
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