SYLLABARY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SYLLABARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYLLABARY?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYLLABARY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYLLABARY
No single letter turns SYLLABARY into another word.
How SYLLABARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYLLABARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYLLABARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYLLABARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A writing system in which each symbol stands for a whole syllable rather than a single sound.
Japanese kana and the Cherokee script are well known examples of a syllabary. In such a system one character may represent a sound like ka or mi. The term also names a table that lists these symbols.
How SYLLABARY is used
Syllabary is used in linguistics when comparing writing systems.
- Cherokee uses a syllabary invented in the 1820s.
- Students memorise the kana syllabary first.
- Each sign in the syllabary stands for one syllable.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYLLABARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYLLABARY
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Common questions about SYLLABARY
- Is SYLLABARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYLLABARY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYLLABARY worth?
- SYLLABARY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYLLABARY mean?
- A writing system in which each symbol stands for a whole syllable rather than a single sound.
- What letters can be added to SYLLABARY?
- No single letter can be added to SYLLABARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYLLABARY:
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