SYCOPHANCY is a valid Scrabble word — 25 points
Yes. SYCOPHANCY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYCOPHANCY?
| 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 SYCOPHANCY is to know. It scores 25 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYCOPHANCY
No single letter turns SYCOPHANCY into another word.
How SYCOPHANCY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SYCOPHANCY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYCOPHANCY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYCOPHANCY mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
Fawning, servile flattery of an important person in order to gain favour.
Sycophancy is praise given for advantage and not out of honest admiration, so it usually says more about the flatterer's goals than about the person flattered. It is a common complaint about courts, offices and anyone surrounded by yes-men.
How SYCOPHANCY is used
A negative, somewhat formal word, often used in politics and business: sycophancy toward the boss, a culture of sycophancy.
- The minister was surrounded by sycophancy and heard no honest advice.
- Her sycophancy toward the director annoyed the whole team.
- Open debate was replaced by quiet sycophancy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYCOPHANCY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SYCOPHANCY
The 10 tiles of SYCOPHANCY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in SYCOPHANCY
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Common questions about SYCOPHANCY
- Is SYCOPHANCY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYCOPHANCY, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYCOPHANCY worth?
- SYCOPHANCY is worth 25 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYCOPHANCY mean?
- Fawning, servile flattery of an important person in order to gain favour.
- What letters can be added to SYCOPHANCY?
- No single letter can be added to SYCOPHANCY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SYCOPHANCY:
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