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Silphium

s 1i 1l 1p 3h 4i 1u 1m 3

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : not valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : not valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does silphium mean?

noun

  1. tall North American perennial herbs

    Synonymsgenus silphium

Is SILPHIUM a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SILPHIUM worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
s 1i 1l 1p 3h 4i 1u 1m 3

Words With Friends

18 pts
s 1i 1l 2p 4h 3i 1u 2m 4

Wordfeud

17 pts
s 1i 1l 1p 4h 4i 1u 2m 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
s 1i 1l 2p 3h 3i 1u 2m 3

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in SILPHIUM

Hooks for SILPHIUM

Add one letter to the front or back of SILPHIUM to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like SILPHIUM

Common words that share the ending -IUM, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

All words ending in -IUM

Silphium: quick answers

Is SILPHIUM a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SILPHIUM is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SILPHIUM worth?
SILPHIUM scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does silphium mean?
As a noun, silphium means “tall North American perennial herbs”.
What words can you make with the letters in SILPHIUM?
You can make 113 shorter words from SILPHIUM, such as LUMPISH, IMPISH, SHLUMP, HUIPILS. See the full list.