SYMPATHISE is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. SYMPATHISE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYMPATHISE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYMPATHISE is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYMPATHISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYMPATHISE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SYMPATHISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYMPATHISE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYMPATHISE mean in Scrabble?
verb
British
To feel or show pity and understanding for someone else's trouble, or to share their opinion.
To sympathise is to put yourself alongside another person, whether in grief or in a cause. It is the usual British spelling, while American writers prefer a z.
How SYMPATHISE is used
Followed by with or for: you sympathise with a person or a view, and for a person's misfortune.
- I sympathise with anyone who has had to move house in winter.
- Many readers sympathise with the hero's struggle.
- It is hard not to sympathise when a friend loses a job.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYMPATHISE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SYMPATHISE
The 10 tiles of SYMPATHISE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SYMPATHISE
4 longer words begin with SYMPATHISE.
Shorter words from the letters in SYMPATHISE
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Common questions about SYMPATHISE
- Is SYMPATHISE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYMPATHISE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYMPATHISE worth?
- SYMPATHISE is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYMPATHISE mean?
- To feel or show pity and understanding for someone else's trouble, or to share their opinion.
- What letters can be added to SYMPATHISE?
- SYMPATHISE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SYMPATHISE:
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