SYCOPHANT is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SYCOPHANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYCOPHANT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYCOPHANT is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYCOPHANT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sycophantsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYCOPHANT scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYCOPHANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYCOPHANT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYCOPHANT
- All 9 letters of SYCOPHANT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYCOPHANT mean in Scrabble?
noun
formal
A person who flatters those in power in order to gain favour or advantage.
A sycophant praises with a motive, so the compliments say more about the flatterer's ambitions than about the person praised. The word comes from ancient Greece, where it originally meant an informer.
How SYCOPHANT is used
Always an insult; used about courtiers, aides and anyone who agrees with a boss for personal gain.
- The king was surrounded by sycophants who never told him the truth.
- She refused to be a sycophant and spoke her mind.
- A sycophant laughed at every joke the director made.
- No honest critic wants to be called a sycophant.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYCOPHANT and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYCOPHANT
21 longer words begin with SYCOPHANT.
Shorter words from the letters in SYCOPHANT
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Common questions about SYCOPHANT
- Is SYCOPHANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYCOPHANT, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYCOPHANT worth?
- SYCOPHANT is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYCOPHANT mean?
- A person who flatters those in power in order to gain favour or advantage.
- What letters can be added to SYCOPHANT?
- SYCOPHANT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYCOPHANT:
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