METAPHOR — 8 letter word
metaphor
The word metaphor has 8 letters: M, E, T, A, P, H, O, R. It contains 3 vowels and 5 consonants. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. As 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".
8 letter word "metaphor": M E T A P H O R — noun
Scrabble score: 15 Words With Friends: 16
Letter Analysis of metaphor
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| M | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| E | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| H | 1 | Consonant | 4 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
3 vowels, 5 consonants, 8 unique letters
Definition of metaphor
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 "The sentence 'you are a machine' is a common metaphor, suggesting that a particular human has machine-like qualities."