Words That Start With SY
- 1,057 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With SY
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With SY 1,057 words
4-Letter Words Starting With SY 12
Full 4-letter list5-Letter Words Starting With SY 29
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With SY 44
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With SY 61
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With SY 122
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With SY 165
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With SY 172
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With SY 163
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With SY 101
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With SY 87
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With SY 44
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With SY 39
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With SY 10
17-Letter Words Starting With SY 4
19-Letter Words Starting With SY 1
20-Letter Words Starting With SY 1
How common is SY at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 1,057 words that start with SY. Most are 10 letters long, they average 18.6 points, the best is SYMPATHECTOMIZED (40 points) and 39.8% end in S.
- Total words
- 1,057
- Most common length
- 10 letters
- 172 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 18.6
- out of 40 max
- Longest word
- SYNCATEGOREMATICALLY
- 20 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 39.8% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 39.8%
- e 9.2%
- y 8.1%
Top vowel pairs
- io7.2%
- ia5.6%
- ie4.6%
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 word that starts with SY
s 1y 4m 3p 3a 1t 1h 4e 1c 3t 1o 1m 3i 1z 10e 1d 2
S 1 + Y 4 + M 3 + P 3 + A 1 + T 1 + H 4 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + O 1 + M 3 + I 1 + Z 10 + E 1 + D 2 = 40 points
- Double word
- 80 pts
- Triple word
- 120 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
sympathectomized
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many words that start with SY are there?
There are 1,057 words that start with SY in our combined English word list. The most common length is 10 letters, with 172 words. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring word that starts with SY?
SYMPATHECTOMIZED is worth 40 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SYCOPHANTIZING (34), SYMPTOMATOLOGICALLY (34), SYZYGETICALLY (34).
What are some common words that start with SY?
Everyday examples include SYSTEM, SYNTAX, SYMBOL, SYMPHONY, SYMPATHY, SYMMETRIC, SYNDICATE, SYNTHESIS. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with SY?
SYNCATEGOREMATICALLY has 20 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SYMPATHETICALLY (15 letters) is the longest common one.