SISSY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SISSY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SISSY?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SISSY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SISSY
No single letter turns SISSY into another word.
How SISSY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SISSY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,046 thousand.
What does SISSY mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
An informal, often mocking term for a person, especially a boy or man, seen as timid, cowardly, or unmanly.
Sissy is used casually, often among children, to mock someone for avoiding a risk, a fight, or physical discomfort. The word can sting because it links courage to a narrow idea of masculinity, so calling someone a sissy is meant as a taunt rather than a neutral description. It also appears as an adjective, describing behaviour or qualities thought to be excessively cautious or effeminate. Because of its mocking tone, sissy belongs to informal speech rather than careful or formal writing.
How SISSY is used
Informal and often mocking; mainly heard in casual speech, especially among children, rather than in formal writing.
- The other boys called him a sissy for refusing to jump.
- She told her brother not to be such a sissy about the dentist.
- He hated being teased as a sissy on the playground.
- No one wanted to look like a sissy in front of the team.
- The old film mocked the timid character as a sissy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SISSY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SISSY
3 longer words begin with SISSY.
Shorter words from the letters in SISSY
Common questions about SISSY
- Is SISSY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SISSY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SISSY worth?
- SISSY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SISSY mean?
- An informal, often mocking term for a person, especially a boy or man, seen as timid, cowardly, or unmanly.
- What letters can be added to SISSY?
- No single letter can be added to SISSY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SISSY:
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