SYNE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. SYNE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNE?
| 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 SYNE is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYNE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in SYNE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What stands out about SYNE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 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 SYNE mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Scots
Long ago, or since a particular time, in older Scottish usage.
Syne is a Scots term meaning since then or long ago, familiar to many through the song Auld Lang Syne. Writers and poets use syne to give a verse an older, more traditional Scottish flavor.
How SYNE is used
Scots literary word, best known from a traditional song.
- They sang of days long syne at midnight.
- He spoke of times syne, when life moved slower.
- The poem recalls friendships formed lang syne.
- She toasted to the years syne, gone but remembered.
- Old letters mentioned people not seen syne.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SYNE
The 4 tiles of SYNE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with SYNE
Showing 24 of 64 words that begin with SYNE.
Words ending in SYNE
3 words end in SYNE. Useful as a back hook: play SYNE onto a word already on the board.
Words with SYNE inside
16 words contain SYNE in the middle. Words that start with SYNE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNE
Common questions about SYNE
- Is SYNE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNE worth?
- SYNE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNE mean?
- Long ago, or since a particular time, in older Scottish usage.
- What letters can be added to SYNE?
- SYNE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of SYNE:
Open SYNE in the Word Finder