STYMYING is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. STYMYING 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.
Which word lists accept STYMYING?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STYMYING 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 STYMYING
No single letter turns STYMYING into another word.
How STYMYING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in STYMYING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so STYMYING has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about STYMYING
- STYMYING 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
What does STYMYING mean in Scrabble?
STYMYING is the -ing form (present participle) of STYMY.
STYMY(verb) — To block, hinder, or prevent someone from making progress; a less common spelling of stymie.
Shorter words from the letters in STYMYING
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Common questions about STYMYING
- Is STYMYING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STYMYING, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STYMYING worth?
- STYMYING is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to STYMYING?
- No single letter can be added to STYMYING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of STYMYING:
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