SOYA is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SOYA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SOYA?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SOYA is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SOYA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
soyasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SOYA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SOYA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does SOYA mean in Scrabble?
noun
The bean of a leguminous plant used to produce food products such as oil, flour, and milk substitutes.
Farmers have cultivated the plant behind this term for thousands of years, originally across East Asia before it spread worldwide. British and Australian English commonly use soya where American English favors a shorter form, though both refer to the same crop and its products. Processed forms of soya appear in items ranging from cooking oil to plant-based milk and meat substitutes.
How SOYA is used
Preferred in British and Australian English; American English typically uses a shorter form instead.
- The recipe calls for soya milk instead of dairy.
- Farmers exported tons of soya to overseas markets this year.
- She switched to soya products after developing a mild allergy.
- Soya flour is often blended with wheat flour in baking.
- The label listed soya as one of the main ingredients.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SOYA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SOYA
1 longer words begin with SOYA.
Shorter words from the letters in SOYA
Common questions about SOYA
- Is SOYA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SOYA, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SOYA worth?
- SOYA is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SOYA mean?
- The bean of a leguminous plant used to produce food products such as oil, flour, and milk substitutes.
- What letters can be added to SOYA?
- SOYA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SOYA:
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