Definition of similarity

"similarity" in the noun sense

1. similarity

the quality of being similar

2. similarity, law of similarity

a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

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Quotations for similarity

Contrasts make more intimate unions than similarity of disposition. [ Mme. de Graffigny ]

It is not words that give strength to friendship, but a similarity of interests. [ Demosthenes ]

Genius, indeed, melts many ages into one, and thus effects something permanent, yet still with a similarity of office to that of the more ephemeral writer. A work of genius is but the newspaper of a century, or perchance of a hundred centuries. [ Hawthorne ]

similarity in Scrabble®

The word similarity is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters similarity:

SIMILARITY
(144)
SIMILARITY
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

militar, militia, mistily, mistral, similar, smartly, trysail

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word similarity

SIMILARITY
(144)
SIMILARITY
(144)
SIMILARITY
(96)
SIMILARITY
(96)
SIMILARITY
(64)
SIMILARITY
(64)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(54)
SIMILARITY
(51)
SIMILARITY
(50)
SIMILARITY
(48)
SIMILARITY
(44)
SIMILARITY
(40)
SIMILARITY
(38)
SIMILARITY
(38)
SIMILARITY
(38)
SIMILARITY
(38)
SIMILARITY
(36)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(34)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(30)
SIMILARITY
(30)
SIMILARITY
(27)
SIMILARITY
(23)
SIMILARITY
(21)
SIMILARITY
(21)
SIMILARITY
(20)
SIMILARITY
(20)
SIMILARITY
(19)
SIMILARITY
(18)
SIMILARITY
(18)
SIMILARITY
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In similarity

SIMILARITY
(144)
SIMILARITY
(144)
MISTILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
SMARTLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
SMARTLY
(98 = 48 + 50)
MISTILY
(98 = 48 + 50)
SIMILARITY
(96)
SIMILARITY
(96)
SMARTLY
(95 = 45 + 50)
MISTILY
(95 = 45 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(92 = 42 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(90 = 40 + 50)
MISTILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISTILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISTILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISTILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISTILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
SMARTLY
(89 = 39 + 50)
MISTILY
(89 = 39 + 50)
MILITIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMILAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
SIMILAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISTRAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MILITIA
(86 = 36 + 50)
MILITAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MILITAR
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISTRAL
(86 = 36 + 50)
MISTILY
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTLY
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTLY
(86 = 36 + 50)
SMARTLY
(84 = 34 + 50)
MISTILY
(84 = 34 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 33 + 50)
MISTILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
MISTILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
SMARTLY
(82 = 32 + 50)
SMARTLY
(82 = 32 + 50)
MISTILY
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SMARTLY
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
SIMILAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITIA
(80 = 30 + 50)
MILITAR
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTILY
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTILY
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
MISTRAL
(80 = 30 + 50)
SMARTLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
MISTILY
(78 = 28 + 50)
MISTILY
(78 = 28 + 50)
MISTILY
(78 = 28 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(78 = 28 + 50)
MISTILY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SMARTLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SMARTLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
SMARTLY
(78 = 28 + 50)
MILITIA
(77 = 27 + 50)
SIMILAR
(77 = 27 + 50)
MILITAR
(77 = 27 + 50)
MISTRAL
(77 = 27 + 50)
MISTILY
(76 = 26 + 50)
MILITAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
SMARTLY
(76 = 26 + 50)
SMARTLY
(76 = 26 + 50)
MISTILY
(76 = 26 + 50)
MISTILY
(76 = 26 + 50)
SMARTLY
(76 = 26 + 50)
SIMILAR
(76 = 26 + 50)
SMARTLY
(76 = 26 + 50)
MILITIA
(76 = 26 + 50)
MISTILY
(76 = 26 + 50)
MISTRAL
(76 = 26 + 50)
SMARTLY
(76 = 26 + 50)
SMARTLY
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SMARTLY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MILITAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
MILITAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
SMARTLY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MILITIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
SIMILAR
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTILY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTILY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTILY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MILITIA
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTILY
(74 = 24 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SMARTLY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTILY
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTRAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
MISTRAL
(74 = 24 + 50)
SMARTLY
(74 = 24 + 50)
SMARTLY
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
MISTILY
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
MISTRAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMILAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMILAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
MISTRAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MISTRAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MISTRAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITIA
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMILAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
SIMILAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITAR
(72 = 22 + 50)
MISTRAL
(72 = 22 + 50)
MILITIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTRAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTILY
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITIA
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTRAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTRAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTRAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTILY
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTILY
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTRAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MISTRAL
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
SIMILAR
(70 = 20 + 50)
SMARTLY
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
TRYSAIL
(70 = 20 + 50)
MILITAR
(68 = 18 + 50)
MILITIA
(68 = 18 + 50)
SMARTLY
(68 = 18 + 50)
MILITIA
(68 = 18 + 50)
SMARTLY
(68 = 18 + 50)
SIMILAR
(68 = 18 + 50)

similarity in Words With Friends™

The word similarity is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters similarity:

SIMILARITY
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

militar, militia, mistily, mistral, similar, smartly, trysail

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word similarity

SIMILARITY
(198)
SIMILARITY
(180)
SIMILARITY
(108)
SIMILARITY
(108)
SIMILARITY
(84)
SIMILARITY
(80)
SIMILARITY
(76)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(64)
SIMILARITY
(64)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(48)
SIMILARITY
(48)
SIMILARITY
(48)
SIMILARITY
(44)
SIMILARITY
(44)
SIMILARITY
(40)
SIMILARITY
(40)
SIMILARITY
(36)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(32)
SIMILARITY
(26)
SIMILARITY
(23)
SIMILARITY
(23)
SIMILARITY
(22)
SIMILARITY
(21)
SIMILARITY
(21)
SIMILARITY
(21)
SIMILARITY
(21)
SIMILARITY
(20)
SIMILARITY
(20)
SIMILARITY
(20)
SIMILARITY
(20)
SIMILARITY
(19)
SIMILARITY
(19)
SIMILARITY
(19)
SIMILARITY
(18)
SIMILARITY
(18)
SIMILARITY
(18)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In similarity

SIMILARITY
(198)
SIMILARITY
(180)
SIMILARITY
(108)
SIMILARITY
(108)
MISTILY
(104 = 69 + 35)
MILITAR
(104 = 69 + 35)
SMARTLY
(104 = 69 + 35)
MILITIA
(104 = 69 + 35)
MISTILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
SMARTLY
(98 = 63 + 35)
SIMILAR
(98 = 63 + 35)
MISTILY
(98 = 63 + 35)
SMARTLY
(98 = 63 + 35)
MISTRAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
MISTRAL
(92 = 57 + 35)
MILITAR
(92 = 57 + 35)
MISTILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
MISTILY
(92 = 57 + 35)
SMARTLY
(92 = 57 + 35)
SMARTLY
(92 = 57 + 35)
MILITIA
(92 = 57 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(89 = 54 + 35)
SMARTLY
(87 = 52 + 35)
MISTILY
(87 = 52 + 35)
MISTILY
(87 = 52 + 35)
SMARTLY
(87 = 52 + 35)
SMARTLY
(87 = 52 + 35)
MISTILY
(87 = 52 + 35)
MISTRAL
(86 = 51 + 35)
MISTILY
(86 = 51 + 35)
MISTILY
(86 = 51 + 35)
SIMILAR
(86 = 51 + 35)
SMARTLY
(86 = 51 + 35)
SMARTLY
(86 = 51 + 35)
SIMILARITY
(84)
TRYSAIL
(83 = 48 + 35)
SMARTLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
MISTILY
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
MISTRAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
SIMILAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
SIMILARITY
(80)
MISTRAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
MISTRAL
(80 = 45 + 35)
MISTILY
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
SMARTLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
SIMILAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
SMARTLY
(80 = 45 + 35)
MISTILY
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITAR
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITIA
(80 = 45 + 35)
MILITAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
SIMILAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
MISTRAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
MISTRAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
SIMILAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
SIMILAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
MILITAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
MILITIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
MISTRAL
(79 = 44 + 35)
MILITIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
MILITAR
(79 = 44 + 35)
MILITIA
(79 = 44 + 35)
TRIMLY
(78)
TRYSAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
SMARTLY
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
MISTILY
(77 = 42 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(77 = 42 + 35)
SIMILARITY
(76)
TRYSAIL
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(75 = 40 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(75 = 40 + 35)
MISTRAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MISTRAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
MISTRAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MISTRAL
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITIA
(74 = 39 + 35)
MILITAR
(74 = 39 + 35)
SIMILAR
(73 = 38 + 35)
MISTILY
(73 = 38 + 35)
MISTRAL
(73 = 38 + 35)
MILITAR
(73 = 38 + 35)
MILITIA
(73 = 38 + 35)
SMARTLY
(73 = 38 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(71 = 36 + 35)
SMARTLY
(69 = 34 + 35)
SMARTLY
(69 = 34 + 35)
MISTILY
(69 = 34 + 35)
MISTILY
(69 = 34 + 35)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(68)
SIMILARITY
(68)
MISTILY
(67 = 32 + 35)
SMARTLY
(67 = 32 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(67 = 32 + 35)
LIMITS
(66)
MISLAY
(66)
MISLAY
(66)
MISTRAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
SMARTLY
(65 = 30 + 35)
MISTILY
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMILAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
MILITIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
MILITAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
MISTILY
(65 = 30 + 35)
MILITIA
(65 = 30 + 35)
SMARTLY
(65 = 30 + 35)
MISTRAL
(65 = 30 + 35)
MILITAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMILAR
(65 = 30 + 35)
MISTILY
(65 = 30 + 35)
SMARTLY
(65 = 30 + 35)
MISTILY
(65 = 30 + 35)
SMARTLY
(65 = 30 + 35)
SIMILARITY
(64)
SIMILARITY
(64)
SMARTLY
(63 = 28 + 35)
MISTILY
(63 = 28 + 35)
SMARTLY
(63 = 28 + 35)
MISTILY
(63 = 28 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(63 = 28 + 35)
SMARTLY
(63 = 28 + 35)
MISTILY
(63 = 28 + 35)
MISTRY
(63)
MISTRAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTRAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTRAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTRAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITIA
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTRAL
(61 = 26 + 35)
SIMILAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITIA
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITIA
(61 = 26 + 35)
SIMILAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
SIMILAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITIA
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITIA
(61 = 26 + 35)
SIMILAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
SIMILAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
MISTILY
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(61 = 26 + 35)
MILITAR
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
SMARTLY
(61 = 26 + 35)
TRIMLY
(60)
MISLIT
(60)
MITRAL
(60)
MISLAY
(60)
SMARTLY
(60 = 25 + 35)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILARITY
(60)
SIMILAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
MILITIA
(59 = 24 + 35)
MILITIA
(59 = 24 + 35)
MISTRAL
(59 = 24 + 35)
MILITAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
SIMILAR
(59 = 24 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
MILITIA
(59 = 24 + 35)
TRYSAIL
(59 = 24 + 35)
MILITAR
(59 = 24 + 35)

Words containing the sequence similarity

Words that start with similarity (1 word)

Words with similarity in them (1 word)

Words that end with similarity (5 words)

Word Growth involving similarity

Shorter words in similarity

it

ar lari

la lari

ar similar

la similar

mi mil similar

sim similar

Longer words containing similarity

dissimilarity

nonsimilarity

unsimilarity

verisimilarity