What does ANALOGY mean?

Pronunciation
/əˈnælədʒi/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
11
Words With Friends score
13
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others
  2. drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect“the operation of a computer presents and interesting analogy to the working of the brain”
  3. the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

analogies10

Anagrams of ANALOGY

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside ANALOGY

57 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

analog7 along6 logan6alan4goal5 lang5loan4 long5 only7 yang8 yoga8 ago4 ana3 any6 gal4 gay7 lay6 log4 aa2 ag3al2an2go3 la2 lo2na2no2 on2 ya5yo5

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Questions

Is ANALOGY a valid word in word games?

ANALOGY is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is ANALOGY worth?

ANALOGY is worth 11 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from ANALOGY?

57 other words, including ON, AN, NO and ONLY.