SCYTHING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SCYTHING 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.
s1c3y4t1h4i1n1g2
PlayableSCYTHING · 8 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
8letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept SCYTHING?
| 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: 39 / 100
39WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%2.13
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%rack + board tile
Tile availability 20%4.25%
Our own measure of how useful SCYTHING is to know. It scores 17 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SCYTHING
No single letter turns SCYTHING into another word.
How SCYTHING scores
Scrabble s1c3y4t1h4i1n1g2 17
Words with Friends s1c4y3t1h3i1n2g3 18
Face value of the 8 tiles in SCYTHING, 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 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SCYTHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SCYTHING
- All 8 letters of SCYTHING are different — nothing repeats.
- SCYTHING gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SCYTHING
snitchy15 nighty13 shying13 thingy13 chings12 shinty12 chints11 nichts11 snitch11 nights10 stingy10 stying10 things10 itchy13 synch13 tichy13 hying12 ching11 ginch11 gitch11 shiny11 synth11 chins10 chits10 nicht10 sicht10 stich10 hings9 nighs9 night9 sight9 thigs9 thing9 tying9 hints8 thins8 tiyns8 sting6 tings6 chin9
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Common questions about SCYTHING
- Is SCYTHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SCYTHING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SCYTHING worth?
- SCYTHING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SCYTHING?
- No single letter can be added to SCYTHING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SCYTHING:
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