SILENUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SILENUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILENUS?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SILENUS is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILENUS
No single letter turns SILENUS into another word.
How SILENUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SILENUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 257,323.
What stands out about SILENUS
- SILENUS 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 SILENUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
In Greek myth, an old woodland god with horse-like ears who was a companion and tutor of Dionysus.
Silenus is usually pictured as a fat, cheerful drunkard riding a donkey, yet some tales give him wisdom. Artists made him a favourite figure for comic and sculpted scenes.
How SILENUS is used
Silenus is capitalised as a name in myth, though lower-case forms may refer to the class of such woodland spirits.
- The vase shows Silenus swaying on his donkey with a wine cup.
- In the story, Silenus was caught asleep and made to give advice.
- A statue of Silenus stood among the garden fountains.
- Silenus had raised the young god Dionysus in the forest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILENUS and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILENUS
The 7 tiles of SILENUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SILENUS
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Common questions about SILENUS
- Is SILENUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILENUS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILENUS worth?
- SILENUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILENUS mean?
- In Greek myth, an old woodland god with horse-like ears who was a companion and tutor of Dionysus.
- What letters can be added to SILENUS?
- No single letter can be added to SILENUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SILENUS:
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