SYRPHID is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. SYRPHID 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 SYRPHID?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYRPHID is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYRPHID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
syrphidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYRPHID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SYRPHID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,316 thousand.
What stands out about SYRPHID
- SYRPHID gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SYRPHID mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fly of the hoverfly family, often marked like a wasp or bee.
A syrphid hovers in the air and darts away, and its stripes fool many birds into leaving it alone. Gardeners welcome it because its larvae eat aphids and the adults visit flowers.
How SYRPHID is used
Used in entomology and in garden or nature writing.
- A syrphid hung motionless over the daisy.
- The striped syrphid looked like a wasp but could not sting.
- Gardeners are glad to see a syrphid near their roses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYRPHID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYRPHID
1 longer words begin with SYRPHID.
Shorter words from the letters in SYRPHID
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Common questions about SYRPHID
- Is SYRPHID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYRPHID, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYRPHID worth?
- SYRPHID is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYRPHID mean?
- A fly of the hoverfly family, often marked like a wasp or bee.
- What letters can be added to SYRPHID?
- SYRPHID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SYRPHID:
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