Is SYNAPSID a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYNAPSID is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYNAPSID mean?
- noun
extinct reptile having a single pair of lateral temporal openings in the skull
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
8
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + A (1) + P (3) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) = 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 SYNAPSID
Single letters that turn SYNAPSID 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 SYNAPSID
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pandy11
- sayids10
- pansy10
- pissy10
- pyins10
- spays10
- spiny10
- dipsas9
- daisy9
- sandy9
- sayid9
- pays9
- piny9
- pyas9
- pyin9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yips9
- ayins8
- padis8
- sapid8
- days8
- pay8
- pya8
- spy8
- yap8
- yip8
- apsis7
- aspis7
- nipas7
- pains7
- pians7
- pinas7
- snaps7
- snips7
- spans7
- spins7
- ayin7
- daps7
- dips7
- nays7
- padi7
- pads7
- paid7
- says7
- yins7
- day7
- sadis6
- saids6
- sands6
- asps6
- naps6
- nipa6
- nips6
- pain6
- pans6
- pass6
- pian6
- pias6
- pina6
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