SATYR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SATYR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SATYR?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SATYR is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SATYR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SATYR scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SATYR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 29,046.
What stands out about SATYR
- The same 5 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SATYR mean in Scrabble?
noun
In Greek mythology, a woodland spirit shown as part man and part goat, known for revelry, music, and pursuit of nymphs; more loosely, a man of strong or excessive sexual desire.
Satyrs appear in Greek art and myth as companions of the wine god Dionysus, often shown with a goat's legs, ears, and tail, dancing, playing pipes, and chasing after nymphs through the forest. Ancient Greek drama even named a whole genre, the satyr play, after these boisterous figures, staged for comic relief between tragedies. Centuries later English borrowed satyr as an insulting or judgmental label for a man driven by lust, a figurative sense that has little to do with goats or forests.
How SATYR is used
The mythological sense is literary and common in discussions of Greek art and drama; the figurative sense about a lustful man is older and now sounds dated or judgmental.
- The vase painting showed a satyr playing pipes beside Dionysus.
- Greek drama festivals ended the day with a satyr play.
- Sculptors gave the satyr goat-like legs and pointed ears.
- The novel describes the count as a satyr chasing every woman at court.
- Students studied how the satyr differs from the more solemn centaur in Greek myth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SATYR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SATYR
The 5 tiles of SATYR in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with SATYR
19 longer words begin with SATYR.
Shorter words from the letters in SATYR
Common questions about SATYR
- Is SATYR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SATYR, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SATYR worth?
- SATYR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SATYR mean?
- In Greek mythology, a woodland spirit shown as part man and part goat, known for revelry, music, and pursuit of nymphs; more loosely, a man of strong or excessive sexual desire.
- What letters can be added to SATYR?
- SATYR takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SATYR:
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