8 Letter Words That Start With SY

There are 129+ eight letter words beginning with SY in our English dictionary. Every eight-letter SY word below is valid in the Scrabble (TWL and SOWPODS), Wordle, and Words With Friends dictionaries, sortable and ready for your next puzzle. You can also browse all words starting with SY.

Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With SY

symptoms 17

symbolic 17

syndrome 14

symmetry 18

syllable 13

sympathy 21

syllabus 13

sylphine 16

symbions 15

symitare 13

sympatry 18

symphony 21

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How Common is SY as a Start 8 Letter word?

There are 129 8-letter words starting with SY in English. The average Scrabble score here is 14.9, with -S endings dominating (34% of them).

Total Words

129

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Most Common Ending (34%)

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8 Letter Words beginning with SY are often very useful for word games like Scrabble and Words with Friends. This list will help you to find the top scoring words to beat the opponent. Word Finder by WordTips gives you a list of words ordered by their word game points of your choice. You might also be interested in 8 Letter Words with SY.

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Highest-Scoring 8-Letter SY-Words in Scrabble

syzygies 24

syzygial 24

symphony 21

symphily 21

sympathy 21

sylphish 19

What is the highest scoring word in
Scrabble that starts with SY?

24 Points

The highest scoring word in Scrabble that starts with SY is syzygies with a total of 24 points.

S 1

Y 4

Z 10

Y 4

G 2

I 1

E 1

S 1

noun 1. a conjunction or opposition, especially of the moon with the sun

noun 2. a pair of connected or corresponding things

FAQ 8 Letter Words That Start With SY

How many 8 letter words starting with SY are in the English dictionary?

There are 129 8-letter words in the English dictionary that start with SY. The average Scrabble score across them is 14.9.
Are there any rare 8 letter words starting with SY worth more in Scrabble?

Yes. Uncommon 8-letter words like "syzygial", "syzygies", "sympatry", "symplast" start with SY and can score big thanks to their unusual letters. "syzygial" is worth 24 points in Scrabble before any bonus tiles.
What are the most common 8 letter words starting with SY?

Everyday 8-letter words starting with SY include "symptoms", "symbolic", "syndrome", "symmetry", "syllable".

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