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Is SYNECDOCHICAL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, SYNECDOCHICAL is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 26 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does SYNECDOCHICAL mean?

  1. 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

26

Scrabble

29

Words With Friends

13

Letters

S (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + E (1) + C (3) + D (2) + O (1) + C (3) + H (4) + I (1) + C (3) + A (1) + L (1) = 26 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 SYNECDOCHICAL

SYNECDOCHICAL 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 SYNECDOCHICAL

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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