SCYPHUS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SCYPHUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCYPHUS?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCYPHUS is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCYPHUS
No single letter turns SCYPHUS into another word.
How SCYPHUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SCYPHUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,686 thousand.
What stands out about SCYPHUS
- SCYPHUS gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
- SCYPHUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCYPHUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A cup-shaped part of a plant, or a two-handled drinking cup of ancient Greece.
Archaeologists use scyphus for simple Greek drinking vessels found in graves and houses. Botanists use it for a cup-like structure, as in some flowers and lichens.
How SCYPHUS is used
Technical; found in archaeology and botany.
- The museum displays a painted scyphus from the fifth century.
- The scyphus of the narcissus is clearly visible.
- A broken scyphus was found beside the well.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCYPHUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SCYPHUS
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Common questions about SCYPHUS
- Is SCYPHUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCYPHUS, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCYPHUS worth?
- SCYPHUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCYPHUS mean?
- A cup-shaped part of a plant, or a two-handled drinking cup of ancient Greece.
- What letters can be added to SCYPHUS?
- No single letter can be added to SCYPHUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SCYPHUS:
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