SYCON is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SYCON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYCON?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYCON is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYCON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
syconsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYCON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SYCON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 98,031.
What does SYCON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A genus of small, tube-shaped marine sponges belonging to the class Calcarea.
Biology courses often use sycon as a classic example when teaching the basic body structure of simple sponges. Unlike the simplest sponge forms, a sycon has a folded body wall, which increases the surface area lined with feeding cells called choanocytes. Members of the genus sycon live attached to rocks and shells in shallow coastal waters, filtering tiny food particles from seawater. Because its structure sits between the simplest and most complex sponge body plans, sycon appears frequently in textbook diagrams of sponge evolution.
How SYCON is used
Used mainly in zoology courses and textbooks describing sponge body structure.
- The lab manual included a labeled diagram of a sycon sponge.
- Students examined a preserved sycon specimen under the microscope.
- A sycon attaches itself to rocks in shallow tidal pools.
- The professor compared sycon structure to simpler sponge body plans.
- Divers photographed a small sycon colony near the reef wall.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYCON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYCON
4 longer words begin with SYCON.
Shorter words from the letters in SYCON
Common questions about SYCON
- Is SYCON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYCON, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYCON worth?
- SYCON is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYCON mean?
- A genus of small, tube-shaped marine sponges belonging to the class Calcarea.
- What letters can be added to SYCON?
- SYCON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SYCON:
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