SYLLABIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SYLLABIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYLLABIC?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYLLABIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYLLABIC
Front hooks — 1
asyllabicBack hooks — 1
syllabicsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYLLABIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SYLLABIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYLLABIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYLLABIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Relating to syllables, or based on their number or sound.
In linguistics a syllabic consonant forms a whole syllable by itself, like the l at the end of bottle. In poetry, syllabic verse counts syllables in a line instead of stresses.
How SYLLABIC is used
Used in linguistics, poetry and writing-system discussions, for example a syllabic script.
- Japanese kana is a syllabic writing system.
- The poem followed a strict syllabic pattern.
- In "bottle" the final l is syllabic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYLLABIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYLLABIC
11 longer words begin with SYLLABIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SYLLABIC
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Common questions about SYLLABIC
- Is SYLLABIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYLLABIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYLLABIC worth?
- SYLLABIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYLLABIC mean?
- Relating to syllables, or based on their number or sound.
- What letters can be added to SYLLABIC?
- SYLLABIC takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SYLLABIC:
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