SYPHILIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 26 points
It depends on the list you play by. SYPHILIZE 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 26 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept SYPHILIZE?
| 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 | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYPHILIZE is to know. It scores 26 from 9 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYPHILIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYPHILIZE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYPHILIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYPHILIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with SYPHILIZE
2 longer words begin with SYPHILIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in SYPHILIZE
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Common questions about SYPHILIZE
- Is SYPHILIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and SYPHILIZE is not in it.
- How many points is SYPHILIZE worth?
- SYPHILIZE is worth 26 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SYPHILIZE?
- SYPHILIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYPHILIZE:
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