SYBOWS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. SYBOWS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SYBOWS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYBOWS is to know. It scores 14 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYBOWS
No single letter turns SYBOWS into another word.
How SYBOWS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SYBOWS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,104 thousand.
What stands out about SYBOWS
- SYBOWS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
- SYBOWS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SYBOWS
Common questions about SYBOWS
- Is SYBOWS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SYBOWS is not in it.
- How many points is SYBOWS worth?
- SYBOWS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SYBOWS?
- No single letter can be added to SYBOWS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SYBOWS:
Open SYBOWS in the Word Finder