SYMMETRIC is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SYMMETRIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYMMETRIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYMMETRIC is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYMMETRIC
Front hooks — 1
asymmetricBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SYMMETRIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYMMETRIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYMMETRIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYMMETRIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having parts that match on either side of a line or around a centre.
A butterfly's wings are symmetric, and so is a circle turned about its middle. Mathematicians also call a relation symmetric when it holds both ways round, as with "is equal to". The longer form symmetrical is more common in everyday speech.
How SYMMETRIC is used
Used in geometry, biology and mathematics, as in a symmetric matrix.
- The garden was laid out in a symmetric pattern.
- A symmetric matrix equals its own transpose.
- Human faces are rarely perfectly symmetric.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYMMETRIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYMMETRIC
3 longer words begin with SYMMETRIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SYMMETRIC
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Common questions about SYMMETRIC
- Is SYMMETRIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYMMETRIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYMMETRIC worth?
- SYMMETRIC is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYMMETRIC mean?
- Having parts that match on either side of a line or around a centre.
- What letters can be added to SYMMETRIC?
- SYMMETRIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYMMETRIC:
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