SYNTHETICAL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 19 points
It depends on the list you play by. SYNTHETICAL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 19 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept SYNTHETICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYNTHETICAL is to know. It scores 19 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYNTHETICAL
No single letter turns SYNTHETICAL into another word.
How SYNTHETICAL scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SYNTHETICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYNTHETICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SYNTHETICAL
1 longer words begin with SYNTHETICAL.
Shorter words from the letters in SYNTHETICAL
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Common questions about SYNTHETICAL
- Is SYNTHETICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYNTHETICAL, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYNTHETICAL worth?
- SYNTHETICAL is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SYNTHETICAL?
- No single letter can be added to SYNTHETICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SYNTHETICAL:
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