scimitar
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
See all 4 pronunciations Show less
Definition of scimitar
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
-
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
“The Prince of Morocco: […]By this Symitare, That ſlew the Sophie, and a Perſian Prince That won three fields of Sultan Solyman, I would ore-ſtare the ſterneſt eies that looke, Out-braue the heart moſt daring on the earth: Plucke the yong ſucking Cubs from the ſhe Beare, Yea, mocke the Lion when he rors for pray To win the Ladie. […]”
“Next door is a room devoted to Albanian history (“what a lovely scimitar,” I find myself exclaiming, my reserves of small talk inadequate at the sight of the family’s sword collection),[…]”
See all 3 definitions Show less
noun
-
A sword of Persian origin that features a curved blade.
“The Prince of Morocco: […]By this Symitare, That ſlew the Sophie, and a Perſian Prince That won three fields of Sultan Solyman, I would ore-ſtare the ſterneſt eies that looke, Out-braue the heart moſt daring on the earth: Plucke the yong ſucking Cubs from the ſhe Beare, Yea, mocke the Lion when he rors for pray To win the Ladie. […]”
“Next door is a room devoted to Albanian history (“what a lovely scimitar,” I find myself exclaiming, my reserves of small talk inadequate at the sight of the family’s sword collection),[…]”
- A long-handled billhook.
verb
- (transitive)To strike or slice with, or as if with, a scimitar.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
First attested in 1548. From Middle French cimeterre (15c.) or directly from Italian scimitarra, possibly from an unknown Ottoman Turkish word, ultimately from Persian شمشیر (šamšir, “sword”). Doublet of shamshir.
Words you can make from scimitar
155 playable · top: MATRICS (11 pts)
Best play matrics 11 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
30 words- AMICI 9 pts
- CAMIS 9 pts
- CRAMS 9 pts
- MARCS 9 pts
- MICAS 9 pts
- MICRA 9 pts
- SCRAM 9 pts
- SCRIM 9 pts
- AMIRS 7 pts
- AMRIT 7 pts
- CARTS 7 pts
- CRIAS 7 pts
- CRITS 7 pts
- MAIRS 7 pts
- MAIST 7 pts
- MARTS 7 pts
- MITIS 7 pts
- SCART 7 pts
- SIMAR 7 pts
- SMART 7 pts
- TAMIS 7 pts
- TRAMS 7 pts
- TRIAC 7 pts
- TRIMS 7 pts
- AIRTS 5 pts
- ASTIR 5 pts
- SITAR 5 pts
- STAIR 5 pts
- STRIA 5 pts
- TARSI 5 pts
4-letter words
57 words- CAMI 8 pts
- CAMS 8 pts
- CRAM 8 pts
- MACS 8 pts
- MARC 8 pts
- MICA 8 pts
- MICS 8 pts
- SCAM 8 pts
- ACTS 6 pts
- AIMS 6 pts
- AMIR 6 pts
- AMIS 6 pts
- ARCS 6 pts
- ARMS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CARS 6 pts
- CART 6 pts
- CAST 6 pts
- CATS 6 pts
- CIST 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- CRIT 6 pts
- MAIR 6 pts
- MARS 6 pts
- MART 6 pts
- MAST 6 pts
- MATS 6 pts
- MIRI 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- RAMI 6 pts
- RAMS 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- SCAR 6 pts
- SCAT 6 pts
- SIMA 6 pts
- SMIT 6 pts
- STIM 6 pts
- TAMS 6 pts
- TICS 6 pts
- TRAM 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- AIRT 4 pts
- AITS 4 pts
- ARTS 4 pts
- IRIS 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RATS 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SATI 4 pts
- STAR 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- TARS 4 pts
- TSAR 4 pts
3-letter words
42 words- CAM 7 pts
- MAC 7 pts
- MIC 7 pts
- ACT 5 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CIS 5 pts
- ISM 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MAS 5 pts
- MAT 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- MIS 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- SAC 5 pts
- SIC 5 pts
- SIM 5 pts
- TAM 5 pts
- TIC 5 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- AIS 3 pts
- AIT 3 pts
- ARS 3 pts
- ART 3 pts
- ATS 3 pts
- ITS 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAS 3 pts
- RAT 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- SAT 3 pts
- SIR 3 pts
- SIT 3 pts
- SRI 3 pts
- TAR 3 pts
- TAS 3 pts
- TIS 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
A single letter you can add to scimitar to make another valid word.
Back
Find your best play with scimitar
See every word you can make from a set of letters that includes scimitar, or browse word lists you can mine for high-scoring plays.