Is FORSYTHIA a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, FORSYTHIA is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does FORSYTHIA mean?
- noun
any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
F (4) + O (1) + R (1) + S (1) + Y (4) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + A (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for FORSYTHIA
Single letters that turn FORSYTHIA into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from FORSYTHIA
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- fortyish17
- frothy15
- shifty15
- fishy14
- history13
- oarfish13
- ratfish13
- faiths12
- firths12
- forays12
- friths12
- frosty12
- froths12
- oafish12
- ratify12
- sharif12
- shirty12
- shofar12
- shorty12
- shrift12
- thyrsi12
- toyish12
- trashy12
- yirths12
- fairy11
- faith11
- firth11
- foray11
- forth11
- forty11
- frays11
- frith11
- frosh11
- froth11
- hafts11
- hairy11
- hasty11
- hoary11
- horsy11
- hoyas11
- rhyta11
- shaft11
- shift11
- softy11
- trayf11
- yirth11
- airshot10
- ostiary10
- shortia10
- thorias10
- ahoy10
- ashy10
- fahs10
- fash10
- fays10
- fish10
- foys10
- fray10
- haft10
- hays10
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