SCYTHE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SCYTHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SCYTHE?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SCYTHE is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCYTHE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SCYTHE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SCYTHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 517,384.
What stands out about SCYTHE
- SCYTHE gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SCYTHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, swung to cut grass or grain.
Farmers used the scythe for centuries before mowing machines replaced it, and it still appears in pictures of harvest time. It is also the tool carried by Death in folk imagery.
How SCYTHE is used
Used for the hand tool in farming and gardening, and as a verb meaning to cut with one.
- He sharpened the scythe before walking into the meadow.
- The old scythe hung on the barn wall.
- A skilled worker could scythe an acre by noon.
- Death is often drawn holding a scythe.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SCYTHE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SCYTHE
The 6 tiles of SCYTHE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SCYTHE
7 longer words begin with SCYTHE.
Shorter words from the letters in SCYTHE
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Common questions about SCYTHE
- Is SCYTHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCYTHE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCYTHE worth?
- SCYTHE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SCYTHE mean?
- A tool with a long curved blade on a long handle, swung to cut grass or grain.
- What letters can be added to SCYTHE?
- SCYTHE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SCYTHE:
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