Is SYLLEPSIS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYLLEPSIS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYLLEPSIS mean?
- noun
use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + P (3) + S (1) + I (1) + S (1) = 14 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 SYLLEPSIS
SYLLEPSIS 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 SYLLEPSIS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- slypes11
- slipless10
- pissy10
- slype10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- lipless9
- plisses9
- espy9
- pily9
- pyes9
- yelp9
- yeps9
- yipe9
- yips9
- pisses8
- plisse8
- sepsis8
- slipes8
- speils8
- speiss8
- spells8
- spiels8
- spiles8
- spills8
- lyses8
- lysis8
- silly8
- sissy8
- slily8
- sylis8
- yells8
- yills8
- ply8
- pye8
- spy8
- yep8
- yip8
- lisps7
- piles7
- pills7
- plies7
- sipes7
- slipe7
- slips7
- speil7
- spell7
- spiel7
- spies7
- spile7
- spill7
- illy7
- leys7
- lily7
- lyes7
- lyse7
- syli7
- yell7
- yill7
- lisles6
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