SYCOSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SYCOSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYCOSIS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYCOSIS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYCOSIS
No single letter turns SYCOSIS into another word.
How SYCOSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SYCOSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,895 thousand.
What stands out about SYCOSIS
- SYCOSIS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYCOSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, especially in the bearded part of the face.
Sycosis shows up as small pustules around the hairs and is usually caused by bacterial infection. Older books grouped it with several skin eruptions of the scalp and beard.
How SYCOSIS is used
Sycosis is a medical and dermatological term, today usually called sycosis barbae in full.
- The doctor diagnosed sycosis in the patient's beard area.
- Sycosis can persist for months without treatment.
- Shaving made the sycosis worse.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYCOSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYCOSIS
Common questions about SYCOSIS
- Is SYCOSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYCOSIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYCOSIS worth?
- SYCOSIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYCOSIS mean?
- A chronic inflammation of the hair follicles, especially in the bearded part of the face.
- What letters can be added to SYCOSIS?
- No single letter can be added to SYCOSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SYCOSIS:
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