Words That Start With SYL
- 116 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular Words That Start With SYL
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All Words That Start With SYL 116 words
5-Letter Words Starting With SYL 3
Full 5-letter list6-Letter Words Starting With SYL 7
Full 6-letter list7-Letter Words Starting With SYL 8
Full 7-letter list8-Letter Words Starting With SYL 14
Full 8-letter list9-Letter Words Starting With SYL 22
Full 9-letter list10-Letter Words Starting With SYL 21
Full 10-letter list11-Letter Words Starting With SYL 16
Full 11-letter list12-Letter Words Starting With SYL 7
Full 12-letter list13-Letter Words Starting With SYL 10
Full 13-letter list14-Letter Words Starting With SYL 3
Full 14-letter list15-Letter Words Starting With SYL 3
Full 15-letter list16-Letter Words Starting With SYL 1
How common is SYL at the start of words?
Our combined English word list has 116 words that start with SYL. Most are 9 letters long, they average 17.4 points, the best is SYLLABOGRAPHY (27 points) and 35.3% end in S.
- Total words
- 116
- Most common length
- 9 letters
- 22 words
- Average Scrabble score
- 17.4
- out of 27 max
- Longest word
- SYLLABIFICATIONS
- 16 letters
- Most common ending
- S
- 35.3% of words
Words by length
Most common last letters
- s 35.3%
- e 14.7%
- d 6.9%
Top vowel pairs
- io6.9%
- ie6%
- ia3.4%
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 SYL
s 1y 4l 1l 1a 1b 3o 1g 2r 1a 1p 3h 4y 4
S 1 + Y 4 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1 + B 3 + O 1 + G 2 + R 1 + A 1 + P 3 + H 4 + Y 4 = 27 points
- Double word
- 54 pts
- Triple word
- 81 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
syllabography
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 SYL are there?
There are 116 words that start with SYL in our combined English word list. The most common length is 9 letters, with 22 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 SYL?
SYLLABOGRAPHY is worth 27 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are SYLLOGIZATIONS (27), SYLLABIFICATIONS (26), SYLLABIZING (26).
What are some common words that start with SYL?
Everyday examples include SYLLABUS, SYLLABLE, SYLLOGISM, SYLLABIFICATION, SYLLABICATION, SYLLABUSES, SYLLABLES, SYLVAN. Sort the list by "Most common" to see the familiar words first.
What is the longest word that starts with SYL?
SYLLABIFICATIONS has 16 letters. If you prefer a word people actually use, SYLLABUSES (10 letters) is the longest common one.