SYNCYTIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SYNCYTIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNCYTIAL?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNCYTIAL is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNCYTIAL
No single letter turns SYNCYTIAL into another word.
How SYNCYTIAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYNCYTIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 2 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNCYTIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYNCYTIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm with many nuclei and no separate cell walls.
A syncytial tissue forms when cells fuse or divide without separating, so one continuous body holds many nuclei. Muscle fibres and the outer layer of the placenta are standard examples in biology. Some viruses also cause syncytial cells.
How SYNCYTIAL is used
Syncytial is used in biology and medicine.
- The placenta has a syncytial outer layer.
- The virus produces large syncytial cells in the lung.
- A syncytial structure lacks clear cell boundaries.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNCYTIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNCYTIAL
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Common questions about SYNCYTIAL
- Is SYNCYTIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNCYTIAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNCYTIAL worth?
- SYNCYTIAL is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNCYTIAL mean?
- Relating to a syncytium, a mass of cytoplasm with many nuclei and no separate cell walls.
- What letters can be added to SYNCYTIAL?
- No single letter can be added to SYNCYTIAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYNCYTIAL:
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