SYNARCHY is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SYNARCHY is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SYNARCHY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNARCHY is to know. It scores 19 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNARCHY
No single letter turns SYNARCHY into another word.
How SYNARCHY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SYNARCHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNARCHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYNARCHY
- SYNARCHY gets by on a single vowel across 8 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in SYNARCHY
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Common questions about SYNARCHY
- Is SYNARCHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNARCHY, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNARCHY worth?
- SYNARCHY is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SYNARCHY?
- No single letter can be added to SYNARCHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SYNARCHY:
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