SIS is a valid Scrabble word — 3 points
Yes. SIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 3 points in Scrabble and 3 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SIS?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SIS is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SIS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SIS scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,994.
What stands out about SIS
- SIS is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A sister — an informal shortening.
Sis works as a form of address rather than as a description, which is why it sounds odd inside a sentence about somebody else. American English uses it more freely, and both varieties keep it affectionate.
How SIS is used
Chiefly as a form of address.
- Thanks, sis, and nothing further was said.
- The word sis is shortened from sister.
- A sis in a sentence about somebody sounds wrong.
- Americans use sis more freely than the British do.
- Two sisters and only one of them called sis.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SIS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SIS
Showing 24 of 44 words that begin with SIS.
Words ending in SIS
Showing 24 of 891 words that end in SIS. Useful as a back hook: play SIS onto a word already on the board.
Words with SIS inside
Showing 24 of 387 words that contain SIS somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SIS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SIS
Common questions about SIS
- Is SIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SIS, where it scores 3 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SIS worth?
- SIS is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 3 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SIS mean?
- A sister — an informal shortening.
- What letters can be added to SIS?
- SIS takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SIS:
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