STYMY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. STYMY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STYMY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STYMY is to know. It scores 13 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STYMY
No single letter turns STYMY into another word.
How STYMY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in STYMY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,568 thousand.
What does STYMY mean in Scrabble?
verb
rare
To block, hinder, or prevent someone from making progress; a less common spelling of stymie.
Stymy comes from a term in golf, where a ball lying directly between an opponent's ball and the hole used to stymy that opponent's shot by blocking the path completely. The word later moved beyond the golf course to describe any plan, project or person that is obstructed by an unexpected obstacle, from bad weather that can stymy a flight schedule to red tape that can stymy a business deal. Most dictionaries now favour the spelling stymie, so stymy appears less often, mainly in older texts or as an alternative form recognised by word game dictionaries. Whichever spelling is used, the sense of being completely and frustratingly blocked stays the same.
How STYMY is used
A rarer variant spelling of stymie, meaning to block or thwart; seen less often than the standard form.
- Heavy snow threatened to stymy the whole travel plan.
- A lack of funding continued to stymy the research team.
- The old rule could stymy even the best golfer.
- Legal objections may stymy the merger for months.
- Poor visibility can stymy rescue efforts at sea.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STYMY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with STYMY
1 longer words begin with STYMY.
Shorter words from the letters in STYMY
Common questions about STYMY
- Is STYMY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STYMY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STYMY worth?
- STYMY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STYMY mean?
- To block, hinder, or prevent someone from making progress; a less common spelling of stymie.
- What letters can be added to STYMY?
- No single letter can be added to STYMY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of STYMY:
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