SYNDETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. SYNDETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNDETIC?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNDETIC is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNDETIC
Front hooks — 1
asyndeticBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How SYNDETIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SYNDETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNDETIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYNDETIC
- All 8 letters of SYNDETIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYNDETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
In grammar, joining clauses or words by means of a conjunction.
A syndetic sentence makes its links visible with words such as and or but, unlike one where clauses are simply set side by side. Grammarians contrast it with asyndetic writing when discussing rhythm and style.
How SYNDETIC is used
Used in grammar and rhetoric, mostly in textbooks and linguistic analysis.
- The sentence is syndetic because and links its two halves.
- A syndetic list repeats the conjunction between every item.
- The teacher asked us to mark each syndetic construction in the passage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNDETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNDETIC
2 longer words begin with SYNDETIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNDETIC
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Common questions about SYNDETIC
- Is SYNDETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNDETIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNDETIC worth?
- SYNDETIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNDETIC mean?
- In grammar, joining clauses or words by means of a conjunction.
- What letters can be added to SYNDETIC?
- SYNDETIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SYNDETIC:
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