SITAR is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. SITAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SITAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SITAR is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SITAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sitarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SITAR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SITAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,455.
What stands out about SITAR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 8 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SITAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A long-necked plucked stringed instrument of Indian classical music, with a large gourd resonator, movable curved frets, and a set of sympathetic strings that vibrate along with the melody strings.
A skilled sitar player bends and slides notes across the wide, curved frets, producing the sliding, ornamented sound characteristic of Indian classical ragas, while the sympathetic strings underneath ring softly along with the notes played above them. Ravi Shankar's international performances and his collaborations with Western musicians in the 1960s introduced the sitar's distinctive sound to audiences far beyond South Asia. Learning to play the sitar well takes years, since the instrument demands both precise finger control and a deep understanding of the melodic and rhythmic structures of Indian music.
How SITAR is used
Used specifically in discussions of Indian classical music, and more loosely whenever its distinctive sound is heard in other genres.
- The musician tuned his sitar carefully before the recital.
- A hypnotic sitar melody opened the film's soundtrack.
- She studied the sitar for years under a master teacher.
- The sympathetic strings of the sitar hummed beneath the main melody.
- Ravi Shankar brought the sitar to audiences around the world.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SITAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SITAR
The 5 tiles of SITAR in a different order — 8 found.
Words starting with SITAR
3 longer words begin with SITAR.
Words with SITAR inside
6 words contain SITAR in the middle. Words that start with SITAR are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SITAR
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Common questions about SITAR
- Is SITAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SITAR, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SITAR worth?
- SITAR is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SITAR mean?
- A long-necked plucked stringed instrument of Indian classical music, with a large gourd resonator, movable curved frets, and a set of sympathetic strings that vibrate along with the melody strings.
- What letters can be added to SITAR?
- SITAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SITAR:
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