SYNTAGMATIC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. SYNTAGMATIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNTAGMATIC?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNTAGMATIC is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNTAGMATIC
No single letter turns SYNTAGMATIC into another word.
How SYNTAGMATIC scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SYNTAGMATIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNTAGMATIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYNTAGMATIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing the relationship between linguistic units that follow one another in a sequence.
In linguistics, syntagmatic links are those between neighbouring words in a sentence, in contrast to the paradigmatic choices of which word could fill a slot. The syntagmatic axis runs along the line of speech.
How SYNTAGMATIC is used
Appears in linguistics and semiotics, usually with relation, axis or structure.
- The syntagmatic relation between subject and verb shapes the sentence.
- She analysed the syntagmatic structure of the headline.
- Saussure contrasted syntagmatic and associative relations.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNTAGMATIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNTAGMATIC
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Common questions about SYNTAGMATIC
- Is SYNTAGMATIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNTAGMATIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNTAGMATIC worth?
- SYNTAGMATIC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNTAGMATIC mean?
- Describing the relationship between linguistic units that follow one another in a sequence.
- What letters can be added to SYNTAGMATIC?
- No single letter can be added to SYNTAGMATIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SYNTAGMATIC:
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