Is METAPHOR a word?
METAPHOR is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, METAPHOR is a valid word.
What does metaphor mean?
noun: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
METAPHOR: word details
- Pronunciation: MEH-tuh-fawr (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 16 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside metaphor
Words you can make from the letters of metaphor.
Solve a whole rack, not just METAPHOR
METAPHOR is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does METAPHOR mean?
METAPHOR is a noun. It means: a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity.
Is METAPHOR a valid word?
Yes, METAPHOR is a valid word. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.