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...and is worth 16 points by itself.
syllable
noun
1. A unit of spoken language consisting of a single uninterrupted sound formed by a vowel, diphthong, or syllabic consonant alone, or by any of these sounds preceded, followed, or surrounded by one or more consonants.
2. One or more letters or phonetic symbols written or printed to approximate a spoken syllable.
3. The slightest bit of spoken or written expression: Do not alter a syllable of this message.
4. The smallest conceivable expression or unit of something .
5. One or more letters (as and ) in a word (as ) usually set off from the rest of the word by a centered dot or a hyphen and roughly corresponding to the of spoken language and treated as helps to pronunciation or as guides to placing hyphens at the end of a line.
verb
1. To express or utter in or as if in syllables.
2. To give a number or arrangement of to (a word or verse).
verb-transitive
1. To pronounce in syllables.
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Top Words by points |
Points |
Word Game |
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syllable | 13 |
Scrabble |
2 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
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ab | 4 |
ae | 2 |
al | 2 |
as | 2 |
ay | 5 |
ba | 4 |
be | 4 |
by | 7 |
el | 2 |
es | 2 |
la | 2 |
ya | 5 |
ye | 5 |
3 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
abs | 5 |
aby | 8 |
alb | 5 |
ale | 3 |
all | 3 |
als | 3 |
aye | 6 |
ays | 6 |
bal | 5 |
bas | 5 |
bay | 8 |
bel | 5 |
bes | 5 |
bey | 8 |
bye | 8 |
bys | 8 |
ell | 3 |
els | 3 |
lab | 5 |
las | 3 |
lay | 6 |
lea | 3 |
ley | 6 |
lye | 6 |
sab | 5 |
sae | 3 |
sal | 3 |
say | 6 |
sea | 3 |
sel | 3 |
sly | 6 |
yas | 6 |
yea | 6 |
yes | 6 |
bae | 5 |
4 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
able | 6 |
ably | 9 |
abye | 9 |
abys | 9 |
albs | 6 |
ales | 4 |
alls | 4 |
ally | 7 |
ayes | 7 |
bale | 6 |
ball | 6 |
bals | 6 |
base | 6 |
bays | 9 |
beal | 6 |
bell | 6 |
bels | 6 |
beys | 9 |
blae | 6 |
byes | 9 |
easy | 7 |
ells | 4 |
eyas | 7 |
labs | 6 |
lall | 4 |
lase | 4 |
lays | 7 |
leal | 4 |
leas | 4 |
leys | 7 |
lyes | 7 |
lyse | 7 |
sabe | 6 |
sale | 4 |
sall | 4 |
seal | 4 |
sell | 4 |
slab | 6 |
slay | 7 |
yeas | 7 |
yell | 7 |
baes | 6 |
5 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
ables | 7 |
abyes | 10 |
alley | 8 |
allyl | 8 |
bales | 7 |
balls | 7 |
bally | 10 |
beals | 7 |
belay | 10 |
bells | 7 |
belly | 10 |
blase | 7 |
label | 7 |
lalls | 5 |
lyase | 8 |
sable | 7 |
sally | 8 |
yells | 8 |
6 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
alleys | 9 |
allyls | 9 |
basely | 11 |
belays | 11 |
labels | 8 |
leally | 9 |
8 Letters | Scrabble® Points |
---|---|
syllable | 13 |