Is SYMPATHIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYMPATHIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 20 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYMPATHIES mean?
Sympathies is a form of SYMPATHY.
- noun
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
“his sympathies were always with the underdog”
- noun
sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
- noun
a relation of affinity or harmony between people; whatever affects one correspondingly affects the other
“the two of them were in close sympathy”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 20
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
S (1) + Y (4) + M (3) + P (3) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 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 SYMPATHIES
SYMPATHIES 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.
Anagrams of SYMPATHIES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SYMPATHIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sympathise20
- empathy17
- mateships16
- shipmates16
- steamship16
- emphasis15
- mateship15
- misshape15
- mistypes15
- shipmate15
- hempy15
- empaths14
- mishaps14
- mistype14
- pyemias14
- physes14
- physis14
- smithy14
- thymes14
- atheisms13
- epistasy13
- empath13
- mishap13
- pashms13
- pyemia13
- heapy13
- hypes13
- mashy13
- meshy13
- myths13
- pithy13
- syphs13
- thyme13
- thymi13
- impastes12
- pastimes12
- aphesis12
- atheism12
- mashies12
- messiah12
- myiases12
- spathes12
- stymies12
- theisms12
- shyest12
- empty12
- hemps12
- pashm12
- hype12
- hyps12
- myth12
- syph12
- impasse11
- impaste11
- misstep11
- pastime11
- aspish11
- mashes11
- mashie11
- mateys11
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