SYLLABUB is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. SYLLABUB is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYLLABUB?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYLLABUB is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYLLABUB
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
syllabubsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYLLABUB scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SYLLABUB, 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 | 2 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYLLABUB has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYLLABUB mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A dessert of whipped cream, sweetened and flavoured with wine or sherry.
An old English party dish that was once drunk and is now eaten with a spoon from a glass. A good syllabub is light and frothy, with a sharp edge from the lemon and the wine.
How SYLLABUB is used
Found in British cookery books and historical food writing.
- We finished the dinner with a lemon syllabub.
- Her grandmother's syllabub was served in tall glasses.
- A syllabub needs cold cream and a steady whisk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYLLABUB and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYLLABUB
1 longer words begin with SYLLABUB.
Shorter words from the letters in SYLLABUB
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Common questions about SYLLABUB
- Is SYLLABUB valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYLLABUB, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYLLABUB worth?
- SYLLABUB is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYLLABUB mean?
- A dessert of whipped cream, sweetened and flavoured with wine or sherry.
- What letters can be added to SYLLABUB?
- SYLLABUB takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SYLLABUB:
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