SYRPHIANS is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. SYRPHIANS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYRPHIANS?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYRPHIANS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYRPHIANS
No single letter turns SYRPHIANS into another word.
How SYRPHIANS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in SYRPHIANS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SYRPHIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SYRPHIANS
- SYRPHIANS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYRPHIANS mean in Scrabble?
SYRPHIANS is the plural of SYRPHIAN.
SYRPHIAN(noun) — A wasplike fly of the family whose adults hover over flowers and whose larvae often eat aphids.
Shorter words from the letters in SYRPHIANS
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Common questions about SYRPHIANS
- Is SYRPHIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYRPHIANS, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYRPHIANS worth?
- SYRPHIANS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SYRPHIANS?
- No single letter can be added to SYRPHIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of SYRPHIANS:
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