How to Check Your Turnitin Score Before Submitting

How-to guidesBy the AIandSimilarityReports.com teamUpdated 2026-10-215 min read

Testing your paper on Turnitin before the deadline is the simplest way to avoid surprises. There are three ways to do it, and they differ in what you see and whether your test leaves a trace in Turnitin's database.

How to check your Turnitin score before submitting: quick answer

If your course has a draft assignment, submit there and check the similarity score.
If resubmissions are allowed, submit early, read the report, then resubmit (up to three times before the 24-hour wait).
If neither is available, or you need your AI score, use a pre-submission check that returns both Turnitin reports to you.

Option 1: A draft or practice assignment

Some instructors create a separate draft assignment so students can see their similarity score before the real deadline. If your course has one, use it.

You see: usually the similarity report only.
Watch out: if the draft assignment saves papers to the repository, your final submission can match your own draft. Ask your instructor whether the draft is set to "no repository".

Option 2: Resubmitting to the real assignment

If resubmissions are allowed, you can submit early, check the report, then resubmit a revised version.

You see: the similarity report, if your instructor shows it to students.
Watch out: after more than three submissions, Turnitin delays new reports by 24 hours. See how long Turnitin reports take.

Option 3: A pre-submission check

A pre-check runs your paper through Turnitin and returns the reports to you directly.

You see: both the similarity report and the AI writing report, which your course usually hides.
No trace: our checks run without adding your paper to the student paper repository.
No attempts used: your course submission count is untouched.

Which test should you use?

Need	Best option
Quick similarity check, course allows drafts	Draft assignment
See your AI score	Pre-submission check
Thesis or dissertation, high stakes	Pre-submission check, then final submission once
No Turnitin access through your course	Pre-submission check

What your test results look like

Both screenshots below come from the same 24-page, 6,364-word paper. The similarity report found 1% overall similarity. The AI writing report flagged 51% of the qualifying text as likely AI-generated. Tap either one to see it full size.

Screenshot of a Turnitin similarity report score page showing 1% overall similarity, match groups and top sources — **Turnitin similarity report sample**Score page: 1% overall similarity

Screenshot of a Turnitin AI writing report score page showing 51% detected as AI with detection groups — **Turnitin AI writing report sample**Score page: 51% detected as AI

Screenshots shown for illustration. Your own reports arrive as full PDFs in your dashboard.

Check your assignment before submitting: checklist

Similarity below your course's usual limit, with no single source above about 5%.
Nothing left in the "Not Cited or Quoted" match group.
Reference list under a clear heading such as "References".
AI score checked, and any highlighted passages rewritten in your own voice.
File saved as .docx or a text PDF, not a scan.

After testing

Fix matches in the "Not Cited or Quoted" group first.
Rewrite any AI-highlighted passages in your own voice, adding your own analysis and examples.
Keep your drafts and notes in case you are asked how you wrote the paper.

Need help reading the results? See how to read a Turnitin report and the Turnitin AI detection report explained.

AI score too high? Humanize it to 0%

If your Turnitin AI writing report flags your paper, you can rewrite the highlighted sentences yourself, use a humanizer, or let our editors do it by hand. Since August 2025 Turnitin also detects text run through AI humanizer tools, so check which approach still works: best AI humanizer for Turnitin, can Turnitin detect humanizers? and how to get 0% AI on Turnitin.

Turnitin AI writing report showing 0% detected as AI after the paper was humanized by an editor — Turnitin AI writing report for a paper humanized by our editors: 0% detected as AI, and 0 AI-generated or AI-revised text. The submission ID is hidden for privacy.

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Humanize one section at a time, not the whole paper in one go.
Read every paragraph afterwards. Fix any changed meaning, and put back technical terms, quotes and citations exactly as they were.
Add your own touches: a specific example, a sentence about your sources, your course's terms.
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Frequently asked questions

Can I submit a draft to Turnitin to test it?

Only if your instructor set up a draft or practice assignment, or allows resubmissions on the real one.

Will testing my paper make it match itself later?

It can, if the test submission is saved to the student paper repository. Pre-checks run without repository storage avoid this.

Does a test show the AI score?

Through your course, usually not, because the AI report is normally instructor-only. A pre-check service includes it.

Can I check my Turnitin score before submitting?

Yes: through a draft assignment if your course has one, by resubmitting if allowed, or with a pre-submission check that returns both Turnitin reports to you.