Is SYLLABIFY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYLLABIFY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYLLABIFY mean?
- verb
divide into syllables
“syllabify the words”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
20
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + B (3) + I (1) + F (4) + Y (4) = 20 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 SYLLABIFY
SYLLABIFY has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SYLLABIFY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- flybys17
- flyby16
- basify14
- syllabi12
- salify12
- ballsy11
- bialys11
- filly11
- flays11
- slyly11
- bally10
- bialy10
- billy10
- flabs10
- sibyl10
- fays10
- flay10
- yays10
- flails9
- ably9
- abys9
- bays9
- fabs9
- fibs9
- flab9
- fay9
- fly9
- yay9
- alifs8
- fails8
- falls8
- fills8
- flail8
- sally8
- silly8
- slily8
- yills8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- fab8
- fib8
- bails7
- balls7
- basil7
- bills7
- alif7
- ally7
- fail7
- fall7
- fila7
- fill7
- fils7
- illy7
- lays7
- lily7
- slay7
- syli7
- yill7
- by7
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