SCYPHATE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. SCYPHATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCYPHATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCYPHATE is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCYPHATE
No single letter turns SCYPHATE into another word.
How SCYPHATE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCYPHATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCYPHATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCYPHATE
- All 8 letters of SCYPHATE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCYPHATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technicalbotany
Shaped like a cup.
Scyphate is a scientific term for cup-like structures in plants, fungi and lichens. You are unlikely to meet it outside field guides and biology texts.
How SCYPHATE is used
Used in botany and biology to describe cup-shaped parts.
- The lichen has a scyphate form with a hollow top.
- Scyphate structures collect rainwater.
- The guide describes the fungus as scyphate and pale.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCYPHATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCYPHATE
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Common questions about SCYPHATE
- Is SCYPHATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCYPHATE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCYPHATE worth?
- SCYPHATE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCYPHATE mean?
- Shaped like a cup.
- What letters can be added to SCYPHATE?
- No single letter can be added to SCYPHATE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCYPHATE:
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