FORSYTHIA is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. FORSYTHIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FORSYTHIA?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FORSYTHIA is to know. It scores 18 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FORSYTHIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
forsythiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FORSYTHIA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in FORSYTHIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FORSYTHIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about FORSYTHIA
- All 9 letters of FORSYTHIA are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does FORSYTHIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden shrub that bears bright yellow flowers in early spring before its leaves appear.
Forsythia is one of the first signs of spring in many gardens. Its arching branches are often cut and brought indoors to bloom in a vase.
How FORSYTHIA is used
Common gardening term used for this spring-flowering shrub.
- The forsythia by the fence turned yellow in March.
- She cut a few forsythia branches for the vase.
- Forsythia grows well in almost any garden soil.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FORSYTHIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FORSYTHIA
1 longer words begin with FORSYTHIA.
Shorter words from the letters in FORSYTHIA
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Common questions about FORSYTHIA
- Is FORSYTHIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FORSYTHIA, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FORSYTHIA worth?
- FORSYTHIA is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FORSYTHIA mean?
- A garden shrub that bears bright yellow flowers in early spring before its leaves appear.
- What letters can be added to FORSYTHIA?
- FORSYTHIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of FORSYTHIA:
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