Unscramble SYNTECTIC and you have 178 words, SYNTECTIC itself among them: it scores 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. 9 letters: 2 vowels and 7 consonants.
S1Y43N12T1E1C34T1I1C34
Scrabble value on each tile, blue for Words With Friends when different.
Words from SYNTECTIC by length: 1 with 9 letters, 1 with 8, 3 with 7, 19 with 6, 41 with 5, 60 with 4, 40 with 3 and 13 with 2.
Just 1 of the 8-letter words in SYNTECTIC: SYNECTIC, for 15 points.
Among the 6-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNTECTIC, CECITY, CYNICS and CYSTIC tie for first at 13 points. ENTITY, SCENIC and INSECT are everyday picks.
CYNIC tops the 5-letter words from SYNTECTIC at 12 points; next come CYTES and YINCE on 10. CENTS, STEIN and TENTS will look familiar.
Of the 60 4-letter words made with SYNTECTIC letters, 6 score 9 points, the group's best. SITE, CITY and TEST are the ones most people know.
ICY tops the 3-letter words you get when you unscramble SYNTECTIC at 8 points; next come NYE and NYS on 6. ITS, SET and YES will look familiar.
Keep every letter of SYNTECTIC but one, change that one, and you get:
More 9-letter words: starting with SY · ending in IC · all 9-letter words
Short meanings for the 8 highest-scoring answers, starting with SYNECTIC (15 points).
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
In Scrabble, yes: SYNTECTIC is playable in Scrabble UK. It is not in the list Words With Friends is built on.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNTECTIC itself | No | Yes | No |
| Answers accepted (of 178) | 136 | 177 | 121 |
* From the list Words With Friends was built on; the game itself can differ.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: SYNTECTIC, CYTES, CINCT, CYTE, SCYE, STINTY, TINSEY, TYSTIE, YITTEN, SCIENT, SEITY, STYTE and 29 more, 41 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: CECITY, SNITTY, TIYNS, TYINS, ETICS, TIYN, TYIN, TECS, STENT, TEC, TEINS, TEIN and 3 more, 15 in all. Not in Scrabble US, Scrabble UK and Words With Friends*: NESTY.