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Sissors or scissors?

Did you mean scissors? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: scissors. Misspelling: sissors.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

S-C at the start and a double S in the middle: SC-i-SS-ors.

Why people write “sissors”

The misspelling “sissors” is only one letter off: it leaves out the C.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make scissors automatic.

What does “scissors” mean?

scissors noun

  1. an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

    Synonyms:

  2. a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze

    Synonyms:

  3. a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves his legs as the blades of scissors move

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Scissors” in a sentence

  • Pass me the scissors.

Is “scissors” a playable word?

s 1c 3i 1s 1s 1o 1r 1s 1

10 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“sissors” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from SCISSORS.

Scissors: quick answers

Is it sissors or scissors?
The correct spelling is scissors. “sissors” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell scissors?
S-C at the start and a double S in the middle: SC-i-SS-ors.
What does scissors mean?
Scissors means: an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades.