SYNESIS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SYNESIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNESIS?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNESIS is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNESIS
No single letter turns SYNESIS into another word.
How SYNESIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SYNESIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What stands out about SYNESIS
- SYNESIS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYNESIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A grammatical construction in which agreement follows the meaning of a word rather than its form.
In synesis a singular word like "team" may take a plural verb because the sense is plural. Linguists cite it to explain why strict rules sometimes bend.
How SYNESIS is used
Used in grammar and linguistics.
- The sentence "The committee were divided" is an example of synesis.
- Synesis explains the plural pronoun in "if anyone arrives, tell them".
- The grammar notes a clear case of synesis here.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNESIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNESIS
1 longer words begin with SYNESIS.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNESIS
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Common questions about SYNESIS
- Is SYNESIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNESIS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNESIS worth?
- SYNESIS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNESIS mean?
- A grammatical construction in which agreement follows the meaning of a word rather than its form.
- What letters can be added to SYNESIS?
- No single letter can be added to SYNESIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SYNESIS:
Open SYNESIS in the Word Finder