SYSOP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SYSOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SYSOP?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SYSOP is to know. It scores 10 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SYSOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sysopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SYSOP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SYSOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 392,122.
What does SYSOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalinformal
An informal name for a system operator, the person responsible for running and maintaining a computer system, network or online service.
Sysop is a blend of the words system and operator, coined in the early days of computer bulletin board systems, where one person typically managed the whole service alone. A sysop set the rules, approved new members, fixed technical problems and often wrote the software that ran the board. The word carried over into later online forums and network administration, where a sysop still keeps a system running smoothly and enforces its rules. Although newer terms such as administrator or moderator now share some of the same ground, sysop remains familiar to anyone who used bulletin boards or early online communities.
How SYSOP is used
Informal and mainly technical; associated historically with bulletin board systems and still used for administrators of smaller online services.
- The sysop banned the account after repeated rule violations.
- She volunteered as sysop for the local bulletin board in the 1980s.
- Only the sysop could reset a forgotten password on the old system.
- He emailed the sysop about a bug in the message board software.
- The sysop posted a notice explaining the scheduled maintenance.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SYSOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SYSOP
1 longer words begin with SYSOP.
Shorter words from the letters in SYSOP
Common questions about SYSOP
- Is SYSOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SYSOP, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SYSOP worth?
- SYSOP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SYSOP mean?
- An informal name for a system operator, the person responsible for running and maintaining a computer system, network or online service.
- What letters can be added to SYSOP?
- SYSOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SYSOP:
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