588 Words Starting With SY
The prefix SY appears in 588 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 104 entries. Average word length: 9.6 letters.
S is the undisputed champion of starting letters. The prefixes sub-, super-, self-, and semi- plus the sheer volume of native English S-words push the count past 19,000.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that start with SY: SYMPATHIZING (32 pts), SYNCHRONIZATION (32 pts), SYMMETRIZATIONS (31 pts), SYMPATHIZED (31 pts), SYMPATHIZERS (31 pts). The shortest is SYN (3 letters) and the longest is SYCOPHANTICALLY (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in PAY.
Notable words: SYBO — a spring onion [n].; SYCEE — lumps of pure silver bearing the stamp of a banker or assayer and formerly used as money in China [n].; SYBOES — a spring onion [n].; SYCONIA — a form of fruit with ovaries on an enlarged receptacle [n]. Browse words starting with FARE for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with SY?
SYMPATHIZING scores 32 points. Runner-up: SYNCHRONIZATION at 32 points. See words ending in BET for more high-value options.
How many words start with SY?
Our dictionary has 588 words that start with SY. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (104).
What is the shortest word that starts with SY?
SYN at just 3 letters. It means: since [prep].
Three-Letter Words (1)
SYN
Four-Letter Words (7)
SYBOSYCESYKESYLISYNCSYNESYPH
Five-Letter Words (14)
SYCEESYCESSYKESSYLISSYLPHSYLVASYNCHSYNCSSYNODSYNTHSYPHSSYRENSYRUPSYSOP
Six-Letter Words (28)
SYBOESSYCEESSYLPHSSYLPHYSYLVAESYLVANSYLVASSYLVINSYMBOLSYNCEDSYNCHSSYNCOMSYNDETSYNDICSYNGASSYNODSSYNTAXSYNTHSSYNURASYPHERSYPHONSYRENSSYRINXSYRUPSSYRUPYSYSOPSSYSTEMSYZYGY
Seven-Letter Words (47)
SYCONIASYCOSESSYCOSISSYENITESYLLABISYLPHICSYLPHIDSYLVANSSYLVINESYLVINSSYLVITESYMBIONSYMBIOTSYMBOLSSYMPTOMSYNAGOGSYNANONSYNAPSESYNCARPSYNCHEDSYNCHROSYNCINGSYNCOMSSYNCOPESYNDETSSYNDICSSYNERGYSYNESISSYNFUELSYNGAMYSYNODALSYNODICSYNONYMSYNOVIASYNTAGMSYNTONYSYNURAESYPHERSSYPHONSSYRETTESYRINGASYRINGESYRPHIDSYRUPEDSYSTEMSSYSTOLESYZYGAL
Eight-Letter Words (90)
SYBARITESYCAMINESYCAMORESYCOMORESYCONIUMSYENITESSYENITICSYLLABICSYLLABLESYLLABUBSYLLABUSSYLPHIDSSYLPHISHSYLVATICSYLVINESSYLVITESSYMBIONSSYMBIONTSYMBIOTESYMBIOTSSYMBOLEDSYMBOLICSYMMETRYSYMPATHYSYMPATRYSYMPHONYSYMPODIASYMPOSIASYMPTOMSSYNAGOGSSYNANONSSYNAPSEDSYNAPSESSYNAPSIDSYNAPSISSYNAPTICSYNCARPSSYNCARPYSYNCHINGSYNCHROSSYNCLINESYNCOPALSYNCOPESSYNCOPICSYNCYTIASYNDESESSYNDESISSYNDETICSYNDICALSYNDROMESYNECTICSYNERGIASYNERGICSYNERGIDSYNFUELSSYNGAMICSYNGASESSYNGENICSYNKARYASYNONYMESYNONYMSSYNONYMYSYNOPSESSYNOPSISSYNOPTICSYNOVIALSYNOVIASSYNTAGMASYNTAGMSSYNTAXESSYNTHPOPSYNTONICSYPHEREDSYPHILISSYPHONEDSYRETTESSYRINGASSYRINGEDSYRINGESSYRINXESSYRPHIANSYRPHIDSSYRUPIERSYRUPINGSYSADMINSYSTEMICSYSTOLESSYSTOLICSYZYGIALSYZYGIES
Nine-Letter Words (104)
SYBARITESSYBARITICSYCAMINESSYCAMORESSYCOMORESSYCOPHANTSYLLABARYSYLLABICSSYLLABIFYSYLLABISMSYLLABIZESYLLABLEDSYLLABLESSYLLABUBSSYLLEPSESSYLLEPSISSYLLEPTICSYLLOGISMSYLLOGISTSYLLOGIZESYLPHLIKESYLVANITESYLVINITESYMBIONTSSYMBIOSESSYMBIOSISSYMBIOTESSYMBIOTICSYMBOLINGSYMBOLISESYMBOLISMSYMBOLISTSYMBOLIZESYMBOLLEDSYMBOLOGYSYMMETRICSYMPATHINSYMPATICOSYMPATRICSYMPETALYSYMPHONICSYMPHYSESSYMPHYSISSYMPODIALSYMPODIUMSYMPOSIACSYMPOSIUMSYNAGOGALSYNAGOGUESYNALEPHASYNAPSIDSSYNAPSINGSYNCHRONYSYNCLINALSYNCLINESSYNCOPATESYNCRETICSYNCYTIALSYNCYTIUMSYNDACTYLSYNDICATESYNDROMESSYNDROMICSYNERESESSYNERESISSYNERGIASSYNERGIDSSYNERGIESSYNERGISMSYNERGISTSYNESISESSYNGAMIESSYNGAMOUSSYNGASSESSYNGENEICSYNIZESESSYNIZESISSYNKARYONSYNODICALSYNOICOUSSYNONYMESSYNONYMICSYNOPSIZESYNOVITISSYNTACTICSYNTAGMASSYNTHESESSYNTHESISSYNTHETICSYNTHPOPSSYNTONIESSYPHERINGSYPHILOIDSYPHONINGSYRINGEALSYRINGINGSYRPHIANSSYRUPIESTSYRUPLIKESYSADMINS
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Ten-Letter Words (87)
SYBARITISMSYCOPHANCYSYCOPHANTSSYLLABISMSSYLLABIZEDSYLLABIZESSYLLABLINGSYLLABUSESSYLLOGISMSSYLLOGISTSSYLLOGIZEDSYLLOGIZESSYLVANITESSYLVINITESSYMBOLICALSYMBOLISEDSYMBOLISESSYMBOLISMSSYMBOLISTSSYMBOLIZEDSYMBOLIZERSYMBOLIZESSYMBOLLINGSYMMETRIESSYMMETRIZESYMPATHIESSYMPATHINSSYMPATHISESYMPATHIZESYMPATRIESSYMPHONIESSYMPHONISTSYMPHYSEALSYMPHYSIALSYMPOSIACSSYMPOSIASTSYMPOSIUMSSYNAERESESSYNAERESISSYNAGOGUESSYNALEPHASSYNALOEPHASYNCARPIESSYNCARPOUSSYNCHRONALSYNCHRONICSYNCOPATEDSYNCOPATESSYNCOPATORSYNCRETISESYNCRETISMSYNCRETISTSYNCRETIZESYNDACTYLSSYNDACTYLYSYNDESISESSYNDICATEDSYNDICATESSYNDICATORSYNECDOCHESYNECOLOGYSYNERGETICSYNERGISMSSYNERGISTSSYNKARYONSSYNONYMIESSYNONYMISTSYNONYMITYSYNONYMIZESYNONYMOUSSYNOPSIZEDSYNOPSIZESSYNOPTICALSYNOSTOSESSYNOSTOSISSYNTACTICSSYNTAGMATASYNTHESISTSYNTHESIZESYNTHETASESYNTHETICSSYPHILISESSYPHILITICSYSTEMATICSYSTEMIZEDSYSTEMIZESSYSTEMLESS
Eleven-Letter Words (84)
SYBARITISMSSYCOPHANTICSYCOPHANTLYSYLLABARIESSYLLABICATESYLLABICITYSYLLABIFIEDSYLLABIFIESSYLLABIZINGSYLLOGISTICSYLLOGIZINGSYMBOLISINGSYMBOLISTICSYMBOLIZERSSYMBOLIZINGSYMBOLOGIESSYMMETRICALSYMMETRIZEDSYMMETRIZESSYMPATHETICSYMPATHISEDSYMPATHISESSYMPATHIZEDSYMPATHIZERSYMPATHIZESSYMPETALIESSYMPETALOUSSYMPHONIOUSSYMPHONISTSSYMPOSIARCHSYMPOSIASTSSYMPTOMATICSYMPTOMLESSSYNALOEPHASSYNAPTOSOMESYNCHROMESHSYNCHRONIESSYNCHRONISESYNCHRONISMSYNCHRONIZESYNCHRONOUSSYNCHROTRONSYNCOPATINGSYNCOPATIONSYNCOPATIVESYNCOPATORSSYNCRETISEDSYNCRETISESSYNCRETISMSSYNCRETISTSSYNCRETIZEDSYNCRETIZESSYNDESMOSESSYNDESMOSISSYNDICALISMSYNDICALISTSYNDICATINGSYNDICATIONSYNDICATORSSYNECDOCHESSYNECDOCHICSYNERGISTICSYNESTHESIASYNESTHETICSYNONYMICALSYNONYMISTSSYNONYMIZEDSYNONYMIZESSYNOPSIZINGSYNOVITISESSYNTACTICALSYNTAGMATICSYNTHESISTSSYNTHESIZEDSYNTHESIZERSYNTHESIZESSYNTHETASESSYPHILITICSSYSTEMATICSSYSTEMATISESYSTEMATISMSYSTEMATISTSYSTEMATIZESYSTEMIZING
Twelve-Letter Words (61)
SYCOPHANCIESSYCOPHANTISHSYCOPHANTISMSYLLABICALLYSYLLABICATEDSYLLABICATESSYLLABIFYINGSYLVICULTURESYMBOLICALLYSYMMETALLISMSYMMETRIZINGSYMPATHETICSSYMPATHISINGSYMPATHIZERSSYMPATHIZINGSYMPOSIARCHSSYNAESTHESESSYNAESTHESIASYNAESTHESISSYNAPTICALLYSYNAPTOSOMALSYNAPTOSOMESSYNARTHROSESSYNARTHROSISSYNCHRONEITYSYNCHRONICALSYNCHRONISEDSYNCHRONISESSYNCHRONISMSSYNCHRONIZEDSYNCHRONIZERSYNCHRONIZESSYNCHROSCOPESYNCHROTRONSSYNCOPATIONSSYNCRETISINGSYNCRETISTICSYNCRETIZINGSYNDACTYLIESSYNDACTYLISMSYNDETICALLYSYNDICALISMSSYNDICALISTSSYNDICATIONSSYNECOLOGIESSYNERGICALLYSYNESTHESIASSYNONYMITIESSYNONYMIZINGSYNONYMOUSLYSYNOPTICALLYSYNTHESIZERSSYNTHESIZINGSYSTEMATISEDSYSTEMATISESSYSTEMATISMSSYSTEMATISTSSYSTEMATIZEDSYSTEMATIZERSYSTEMATIZESSYSTEMICALLY
Thirteen-Letter Words (36)
SYBARITICALLYSYCOPHANTISMSSYLLABICATINGSYLLABICATIONSYLLABICITIESSYLVICULTURESSYMBIOTICALLYSYMBOLIZATIONSYMMETALLISMSSYMMETRICALLYSYMPATHECTOMYSYMPATHOLYTICSYMPATRICALLYSYMPHONICALLYSYMPHONIOUSLYSYNAESTHESIASSYNARTHRODIALSYNCHROMESHESSYNCHRONICITYSYNCHRONISINGSYNCHRONISTICSYNCHRONIZERSSYNCHRONIZINGSYNCHRONOUSLYSYNCHROSCOPESSYNDACTYLISMSSYNECDOCHICALSYNECOLOGICALSYNTACTICALLYSYNTHETICALLYSYRINGOMYELIASYRINGOMYELICSYSTEMATISINGSYSTEMATIZERSSYSTEMATIZINGSYSTEMIZATION
Fourteen-Letter Words (12)
SYCOPHANTISHLYSYLLABICATIONSSYMBOLIZATIONSSYMMETRIZATIONSYMPATHOLYTICSSYMPTOMATOLOGYSYNCHRONEITIESSYNCHRONICALLYSYRINGOMYELIASSYSTEMATICALLYSYSTEMATICNESSSYSTEMIZATIONS
Fifteen-Letter Words (17)
SYCOPHANTICALLYSYLLABIFICATIONSYLLOGISTICALLYSYMMETRICALNESSSYMMETRIZATIONSSYMPATHECTOMIESSYMPATHETICALLYSYMPATHOMIMETICSYMPTOMATICALLYSYMPTOMATOLOGICSYNCHRONICITIESSYNCHRONISATIONSYNCHRONIZATIONSYNCHRONOUSNESSSYNECDOCHICALLYSYNERGISTICALLYSYSTEMATIZATION