SIMIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. SIMIS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SIMIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIMIS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIMIS
No single letter turns SIMIS into another word.
How SIMIS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SIMIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 174,277.
What stands out about SIMIS
- SIMIS is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
- SIMIS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words with SIMIS inside
8 words contain SIMIS in the middle. Words that start with SIMIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIMIS
Common questions about SIMIS
- Is SIMIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SIMIS is not in it.
- How many points is SIMIS worth?
- SIMIS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SIMIS?
- No single letter can be added to SIMIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SIMIS:
Open SIMIS in the Word Finder