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SYNCOPATES

10 letters, 17 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SYNCOPATES Means

SYNCOPATES is a form of SYNCOPATE, which means:

  1. verb: omit a sound or letter in a word“syncopate a word”
  2. verb: modify the rhythm by stressing or accenting a weak beat

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SYNCOPATES is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 19 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 Y4 N1 C3 O1 P3 A1 T1 E1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In SYNCOPATES

807 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

9 letter words (2)

8 letter words (9)

7 letter words (34)

6 letter words (123)

5 letter words (247)

4 letter words (243)

3 letter words (120)

2 letter words (29)

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