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Is similar a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word similar is a Scrabble US word. The word similar is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is similar a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word similar is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1I1M3I1L1A1R1

Is similar a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word similar is a Words With Friends word. The word similar is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

S1I1M4I1L2A1R1

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7-letter words (1 found)

SIMILAR,

6-letter words (3 found)

ARMILS,IMARIS,SIMIAL,

5-letter words (19 found)

AMIRS,ARILS,ARMIL,IMARI,LAIRS,LARIS,LIARS,LIMAS,LIRAS,MAILS,MAIRS,MALIS,MARLS,MILIA,RAILS,RAMIS,RIALS,SALMI,SIMAR,

4-letter words (48 found)

AILS,AIMS,AIRS,ALMS,AMIR,AMIS,ARIL,ARIS,ARMS,ILIA,IRIS,LAIR,LAMS,LARI,LARS,LIAR,LIAS,LIMA,LIRA,LIRI,MAIL,MAIR,MALI,MALS,MARL,MARS,MILS,MIRI,MIRS,RAIL,RAIS,RAMI,RAMS,RIAL,RIAS,RIMA,RIMS,SAIL,SAIM,SAIR,SARI,SIAL,SIMA,SIMI,SIRI,SLAM,SLIM,SMIR,

3-letter words (32 found)

AIL,AIM,AIR,AIS,ALS,AMI,ARM,ARS,ISM,LAM,LAR,LAS,LIS,MAL,MAR,MAS,MIL,MIR,MIS,RAI,RAM,RAS,RIA,RIM,SAI,SAL,SAM,SAR,SIM,SIR,SMA,SRI,

2-letter words (11 found)

AI,AL,AM,AR,AS,IS,LA,LI,MA,MI,SI,

You can make 114 words from similar according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of similar

similar

Etymology

From French similaire, from Medieval Latin similaris, extended from Latin similis (“like”); akin to simul (“together”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɪmələ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɪməlɚ/

Adjective

similar (comparative more similar, superlative most similar)

  1. Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
  2. (mathematics) Having the same shape, in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional.
  3. (mathematics, linear algebra) Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

Synonyms

  • (with common characteristics): akin, alike, comparable, identical, same, twin

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "alike"): different, unlike, dissimilar

Derived terms

  • in a similar vein
  • self-similar
  • similarity
  • similarly
  • similarness

Related terms

Translations

Noun

similar (plural similars)

  1. That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
  2. (homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

Further reading

  • “similar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “similar”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin similāris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [si.miˈlar]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [si.miˈla]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [si.miˈlaɾ]

Adjective

similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similars)

  1. similar
    Synonym: semblant

Related terms

  • similitud

Further reading

  • “similar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: si‧mi‧lar

Adjective

similar m or f (plural similares)

  1. similar (having traits or characteristics in common)
    Synonyms: parecido, semelhante

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French similaire.

Adjective

similar m or n (feminine singular similară, masculine plural similari, feminine and neuter plural similare)

  1. similar

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /simiˈlaɾ/ [si.miˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: si‧mi‧lar

Adjective

similar m or f (masculine and feminine plural similares)

  1. similar
    Synonyms: semejante, parecido, símil (rare)
    Antonyms: desemejante, desigual, diferente, disímil, dispar, disparejo, diverso

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

  • “similar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Source: wiktionary.org