SYNTAX is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SYNTAX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNTAX?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNTAX is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNTAX
No single letter turns SYNTAX into another word.
How SYNTAX scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SYNTAX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about SYNTAX
- SYNTAX gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYNTAX mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The arrangement of words and phrases that forms well-built sentences in a language.
Syntax is why the order of words matters: the same words can carry different meanings or none at all if they are put together badly. Programmers meet the term as the strict grammar of a code language, where one wrong symbol stops the program running.
How SYNTAX is used
Used in linguistics, teaching and computing.
- The teacher corrected errors of syntax in the essay.
- A missing bracket caused a syntax error.
- German syntax often puts the verb at the end.
- She studied the syntax of ancient Greek.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNTAX and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNTAX
1 longer words begin with SYNTAX.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNTAX
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Common questions about SYNTAX
- Is SYNTAX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNTAX, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNTAX worth?
- SYNTAX is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNTAX mean?
- The arrangement of words and phrases that forms well-built sentences in a language.
- What letters can be added to SYNTAX?
- No single letter can be added to SYNTAX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SYNTAX:
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