SYNTHESIST is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SYNTHESIST is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYNTHESIST?
| 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 SYNTHESIST is to know. It scores 16 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNTHESIST
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
synthesistsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYNTHESIST scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in SYNTHESIST, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 3 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNTHESIST has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SYNTHESIST mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who combines separate ideas or elements into a unified whole, or one who plays or programs a synthesizer.
A synthesist works by joining rather than dividing: bringing scattered theories into one picture. In music the word names a player of electronic keyboards who shapes sound from scratch.
How SYNTHESIST is used
Appears in academic writing about thinkers and in music writing about electronic performers.
- The historian was a gifted synthesist who linked many fields into one story.
- A skilled synthesist can build a new sound from a single wave.
- As a synthesist, she preferred to bridge theories rather than attack them.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYNTHESIST and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYNTHESIST
1 longer words begin with SYNTHESIST.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNTHESIST
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Common questions about SYNTHESIST
- Is SYNTHESIST valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNTHESIST, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNTHESIST worth?
- SYNTHESIST is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYNTHESIST mean?
- A person who combines separate ideas or elements into a unified whole, or one who plays or programs a synthesizer.
- What letters can be added to SYNTHESIST?
- SYNTHESIST takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of SYNTHESIST:
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