Is SYPHILISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SYPHILISES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SYPHILISES mean?
Syphilises is a form of SYPHILIS.
- noun
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
S (1) + Y (4) + P (3) + H (4) + I (1) + L (1) + I (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 18 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 SYPHILISES
SYPHILISES 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 SYPHILISES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- phylesis16
- syphilis16
- physes14
- physis14
- sylphs14
- shipless13
- hiply13
- hypes13
- phyle13
- sylph13
- syphs13
- hipless12
- hype12
- hyps12
- syph12
- pishes11
- shleps11
- slypes11
- hissy11
- shily11
- hyp11
- hissies10
- helps10
- pissy10
- ships10
- shlep10
- slype10
- yelps10
- yipes10
- plisses9
- hisses9
- shiels9
- espy9
- help9
- heps9
- hips9
- pehs9
- phis9
- pily9
- pish9
- pyes9
- ship9
- yelp9
- yeps9
- yipe9
- yips9
- hey9
- shy9
- yeh9
- pisses8
- plisse8
- sepsis8
- slipes8
- speils8
- speiss8
- spiels8
- spiles8
- heils8
- lyses8
- lysis8
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