SYLPHY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SYLPHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYLPHY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYLPHY is to know. It scores 17 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 2.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYLPHY
No single letter turns SYLPHY into another word.
How SYLPHY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SYLPHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,626 thousand.
What does SYLPHY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Slender and graceful, like a sylph.
A sylphy dancer moves lightly, as if the air were holding her up. The word is poetic and is found mostly in descriptions of figures and movement.
How SYLPHY is used
Sylphy is rare and literary.
- The sylphy figure glided across the stage.
- She had a sylphy build and long arms.
- The painter gave the girl a sylphy shape.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYLPHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYLPHY
Common questions about SYLPHY
- Is SYLPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYLPHY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYLPHY worth?
- SYLPHY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYLPHY mean?
- Slender and graceful, like a sylph.
- What letters can be added to SYLPHY?
- No single letter can be added to SYLPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SYLPHY:
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