SISS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 4 points
It depends on the list you play by. SISS 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 4 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SISS?
| 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: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SISS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SISS
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sissyChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SISS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SISS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 108,923.
What does SISS mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To make a sharp hissing sound, as a hot iron does when touched with a wet finger.
Siss describes the brief, sharp hiss produced when something very hot meets moisture, such as a flat iron tested with a damp finger or water dropped onto a hot pan. It can also be used more generally for a hissing noise made to show disapproval, similar to booing. The word is rarely used today outside older or dialect writing.
How SISS is used
Rare; found mostly in older writing describing household tasks or expressions of disapproval.
- The iron would siss whenever it touched a damp cloth.
- Water dropped on the stove and made it siss.
- The crowd began to siss at the poor performance.
- Steam would siss as it escaped from the narrow valve.
- The hot pan would siss the moment water touched its surface.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SISS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SISS
13 longer words begin with SISS.
Words with SISS inside
4 words contain SISS in the middle. Words that start with SISS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SISS
Common questions about SISS
- Is SISS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SISS is not in it.
- How many points is SISS worth?
- SISS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 4 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SISS mean?
- To make a sharp hissing sound, as a hot iron does when touched with a wet finger.
- What letters can be added to SISS?
- SISS takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SISS:
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