SYLLEPSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SYLLEPSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYLLEPSIS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYLLEPSIS is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYLLEPSIS
No single letter turns SYLLEPSIS into another word.
How SYLLEPSIS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYLLEPSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYLLEPSIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYLLEPSIS
- SYLLEPSIS 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 SYLLEPSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In rhetoric and grammar, a construction in which one word agrees grammatically with only one of the words it governs, or applies to two of them in different senses.
The classic syllepsis is "she lost her keys and her temper", where one verb works literally and figuratively at once. It produces a witty jolt, which is why comic writers love it. Grammarians also use the term for a verb or adjective that agrees with only one of its subjects.
How SYLLEPSIS is used
Syllepsis is a term of rhetoric and grammar, close to but distinct from zeugma.
- Dickens uses syllepsis when a character takes his hat and his leave.
- The joke relies on syllepsis, with one verb serving two meanings.
- Students were asked to spot the syllepsis in the line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYLLEPSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYLLEPSIS
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Common questions about SYLLEPSIS
- Is SYLLEPSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYLLEPSIS, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYLLEPSIS worth?
- SYLLEPSIS is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYLLEPSIS mean?
- In rhetoric and grammar, a construction in which one word agrees grammatically with only one of the words it governs, or applies to two of them in different senses.
- What letters can be added to SYLLEPSIS?
- No single letter can be added to SYLLEPSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYLLEPSIS:
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