Is SYNECDOCHIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYNECDOCHIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 24 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYNECDOCHIC mean?
- adjective
using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it
“to use `hand' for `worker' or `ten sail' for `ten ships' or `steel' for `sword' is to use a synecdochic figure of speech”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
24
Scrabble
26
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + D (2) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) = 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 SYNECDOCHIC
SYNECDOCHIC 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 SYNECDOCHIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- hyoscine16
- synched16
- conchy16
- yecchs16
- conchies15
- cinched15
- yecch15
- hedonics14
- choices14
- cinches14
- coccids14
- cochins14
- conches14
- conchie14
- hoydens14
- hyenoid14
- coyish14
- hyenic14
- chinsed13
- ecdyson13
- hedonic13
- schneid13
- synodic13
- chicos13
- choice13
- coccid13
- cochin13
- conchs13
- cynics13
- echoic13
- hoyden13
- hyoids13
- shindy13
- synch13
- yechs13
- codices12
- cohesin12
- sconced12
- chides12
- chined12
- coshed12
- decoys12
- dioecy12
- honeys12
- inched12
- niched12
- synced12
- syndic12
- chico12
- chics12
- chocs12
- cinch12
- conch12
- cynic12
- dishy12
- hyoid12
- yodhs12
- yech12
- concise11
- hoidens11
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