Is SYNTHESES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYNTHESES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 15 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYNTHESES mean?
Syntheses is a form of SYNTHESIS.
- noun
the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
- noun
the combination of ideas into a complex whole
- noun
reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 15
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
S (1) + Y (4) + N (1) + T (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 15 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 SYNTHESES
SYNTHESES 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 SYNTHESES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ethynes13
- shyness13
- ethyne12
- sheeny12
- shyest12
- synths12
- synth11
- yeesh11
- hyte10
- they10
- seshes9
- sheens9
- sheets9
- sneesh9
- teensy9
- theses9
- yentes9
- yesses9
- hey9
- shy9
- thy9
- yeh9
- eensy8
- hents8
- hests8
- sheen8
- sheet8
- shent8
- snyes8
- styes8
- teeny8
- thens8
- these8
- tyees8
- tynes8
- yeets8
- yente8
- yeses8
- eths7
- eyen7
- eyes7
- eyne7
- hens7
- hent7
- hest7
- hets7
- sesh7
- shen7
- shes7
- snye7
- stey7
- stye7
- syne7
- thee7
- then7
- tyee7
- tyes7
- tyne7
- yeet7
- yens7
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