SYLPHLIKE is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. SYLPHLIKE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYLPHLIKE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYLPHLIKE is to know. It scores 21 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYLPHLIKE
No single letter turns SYLPHLIKE into another word.
How SYLPHLIKE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYLPHLIKE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYLPHLIKE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYLPHLIKE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Slender, light and graceful, like a mythical air spirit.
A sylph was an airy spirit of folklore, so a sylphlike figure seems almost weightless. The word is usually a compliment, though it appears mostly in old-fashioned or romantic descriptions of dancers and young women.
How SYLPHLIKE is used
Literary and slightly dated; used of a person's build or way of moving.
- The sylphlike dancer seemed to float across the stage.
- She had a sylphlike figure and a quiet step.
- The novelist described the heroine as pale and sylphlike.
- Her sylphlike movements made the difficult routine look effortless.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYLPHLIKE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYLPHLIKE
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Common questions about SYLPHLIKE
- Is SYLPHLIKE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYLPHLIKE, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYLPHLIKE worth?
- SYLPHLIKE is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYLPHLIKE mean?
- Slender, light and graceful, like a mythical air spirit.
- What letters can be added to SYLPHLIKE?
- No single letter can be added to SYLPHLIKE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYLPHLIKE:
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