Is SYMPATHETICS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYMPATHETICS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYMPATHETICS mean?
Sympathetics is a form of SYMPATHETIC.
- adjective
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
“sympathetic neurons”
- adjective
expressing or feeling or resulting from sympathy or compassion or friendly fellow feelings; disposed toward
“sympathetic to the students' cause”
- adjective
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
“was charitable in his opinions of others”
- adjective
(of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings
“the sympathetic characters in the play”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
25
Words With Friends
12
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + M (3) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + S (1) = 24 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 SYMPATHETICS
SYMPATHETICS 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 SYMPATHETICS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- metaphysics23
- sympathetic23
- metaphysic22
- sympathies20
- sympathise20
- psychism20
- mispatches19
- chymists18
- scyphate18
- tychisms18
- champy18
- systematic17
- amethysts17
- empathic17
- emphatic17
- mispatch17
- scampish17
- chymist17
- ecthyma17
- empathy17
- physics17
- psyches17
- tychism17
- mastiches16
- mateships16
- pastiches16
- patchiest16
- pistaches16
- schmattes16
- shipmates16
- steamship16
- tachismes16
- thematics16
- typecasts16
- amethyst16
- chastity16
- mythiest16
- thymiest16
- yachties16
- impeach16
- pyaemic16
- chasmy16
- chymes16
- mythic16
- patchy16
- peachy16
- physic16
- pitchy16
- psyche16
- psychs16
- scyphi16
- thymic16
- campsites15
- chamises15
- chemists15
- chipsets15
- emphasis15
- hematics15
- hepatics15
- mastiche15
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