SYN is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SYN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYN?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYN is to know. It scores 6 from 3 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYN
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SYN scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in SYN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What stands out about SYN
- The same 3 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYN mean in Scrabble?
conjunction
Scots
Since — in Scots, of time that has passed.
Syn survives in English almost entirely inside one song title, sung once a year by people who mostly do not know what the words mean. Auld lang syn means old long since — that is, times long past — and it is the last of the three words.
How SYN is used
Chiefly Scots. Also spelled syne.
- Auld lang syn is sung by millions who could not translate it.
- The word syn means since and nothing more complicated.
- Lang syn in Scots is long ago in English.
- He wrote syn where an English poet would write since.
- A song with syn in it is a Scots song wherever it is sung.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYN and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SYN
The 3 tiles of SYN in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with SYN
Showing 24 of 520 words that begin with SYN.
Words ending in SYN
1 words end in SYN. Useful as a back hook: play SYN onto a word already on the board.
Words with SYN inside
Showing 24 of 132 words that contain SYN somewhere in the middle. Words that start with SYN are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SYN
Common questions about SYN
- Is SYN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYN, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYN worth?
- SYN is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYN mean?
- Since — in Scots, of time that has passed.
- What letters can be added to SYN?
- SYN takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of SYN:
Open SYN in the Word Finder