SYNECDOCHIC is a valid Scrabble word — 24 points
Yes. SYNECDOCHIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 24 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNECDOCHIC?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNECDOCHIC is to know. It scores 24 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNECDOCHIC
No single letter turns SYNECDOCHIC into another word.
How SYNECDOCHIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SYNECDOCHIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 3 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
The Scrabble bag does not hold enough of these letters. SYNECDOCHIC needs 1 blank tile.
What does SYNECDOCHIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having to do with the figure of speech in which a part stands for a whole, or a whole for a part.
A synecdochic phrase such as "all hands on deck" asks you to read a body part as a whole person. Critics use the term when analysing how a writer compresses large ideas into small images.
How SYNECDOCHIC is used
Found in literary criticism and rhetoric, usually describing a phrase, image or usage.
- Calling a car "wheels" is a synecdochic habit of casual speech.
- The poem's synecdochic use of "crown" for monarchy was deliberate.
- She pointed out the synecdochic nature of "boots on the ground".
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNECDOCHIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNECDOCHIC
2 longer words begin with SYNECDOCHIC.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNECDOCHIC
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Common questions about SYNECDOCHIC
- Is SYNECDOCHIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNECDOCHIC, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNECDOCHIC worth?
- SYNECDOCHIC is worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNECDOCHIC mean?
- Having to do with the figure of speech in which a part stands for a whole, or a whole for a part.
- What letters can be added to SYNECDOCHIC?
- No single letter can be added to SYNECDOCHIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SYNECDOCHIC:
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