8-Letter Words Starting With SYS
- 7 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SYS
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With SYS 7 words
How common is SYS at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 7 eight-letter words that start with SYS. They average 13.1 points and the best is SYSTEMIC (15 points).
- Total words
- 7
- Average Scrabble score
- 13.1
- out of 15 max
- Everyday words
- 0%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- C
- 28.6% of words
Most common last letters
- c 28.6%
- s 28.6%
- a 14.3%
Top vowel pairs
- ia14.3%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SYS
s 1y 4s 1t 1e 1m 3i 1c 3
S 1 + Y 4 + S 1 + T 1 + E 1 + M 3 + I 1 + C 3 = 15 points
- Double word
- 30 pts
- Triple word
- 45 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
systemic
- adjectiveaffecting an entire system“a systemic poison”
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How many eight-letter words that start with SYS are there?
There are 7 eight-letter words that start with SYS in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with SYS?
SYSTEMIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SYSADMIN (14), SYSTEMED (14), SYSTYLES (14).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with SYS score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include SYSADMIN (14), SYSTEMED (14), SYSTYLES (14), SYSSITIA (11). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.