274 Words Starting With SYN
The prefix SYN appears in 274 words, from 3-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 9-letter words with 44 entries. Average word length: 9.7 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 SYN: SYNCHRONIZATION (32 pts), SYNCHRONIZING (31 pts), SYNECDOCHICALLY (31 pts), SYNCHRONIZED (30 pts), SYNCHRONIZERS (30 pts). The shortest is SYN (3 letters) and the longest is SYNCHRONICITIES (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words ending in ZAG.
Notable words: SYNC — to cause to operate in unison [v].; SYNCH — to cause to operate in unison [v].; SYNCED — to cause to operate in unison [v].; SYNAGOG — a Jewish church [n]. Browse words starting with GIB for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that starts with SYN?
SYNCHRONIZATION scores 32 points. Runner-up: SYNCHRONIZING at 31 points. See words ending in TORE for more high-value options.
How many words start with SYN?
Our dictionary has 274 words that start with SYN. They range from 3 to 15 letters, with 9-letter words being the most common (44).
What is the shortest word that starts with SYN?
SYN at just 3 letters. It means: since [prep].
Three-Letter Words (1)
SYN
Four-Letter Words (2)
SYNCSYNE
Five-Letter Words (4)
SYNCHSYNCSSYNODSYNTH
Six-Letter Words (10)
SYNCEDSYNCHSSYNCOMSYNDETSYNDICSYNGASSYNODSSYNTAXSYNTHSSYNURA
Seven-Letter Words (22)
SYNAGOGSYNANONSYNAPSESYNCARPSYNCHEDSYNCHROSYNCINGSYNCOMSSYNCOPESYNDETSSYNDICSSYNERGYSYNESISSYNFUELSYNGAMYSYNODALSYNODICSYNONYMSYNOVIASYNTAGMSYNTONYSYNURAE
Eight-Letter Words (43)
SYNAGOGSSYNANONSSYNAPSEDSYNAPSESSYNAPSIDSYNAPSISSYNAPTICSYNCARPSSYNCARPYSYNCHINGSYNCHROSSYNCLINESYNCOPALSYNCOPESSYNCOPICSYNCYTIASYNDESESSYNDESISSYNDETICSYNDICALSYNDROMESYNECTICSYNERGIASYNERGICSYNERGIDSYNFUELSSYNGAMICSYNGASESSYNGENICSYNKARYASYNONYMESYNONYMSSYNONYMYSYNOPSESSYNOPSISSYNOPTICSYNOVIALSYNOVIASSYNTAGMASYNTAGMSSYNTAXESSYNTHPOPSYNTONIC
Nine-Letter Words (44)
SYNAGOGALSYNAGOGUESYNALEPHASYNAPSIDSSYNAPSINGSYNCHRONYSYNCLINALSYNCLINESSYNCOPATESYNCRETICSYNCYTIALSYNCYTIUMSYNDACTYLSYNDICATESYNDROMESSYNDROMICSYNERESESSYNERESISSYNERGIASSYNERGIDSSYNERGIESSYNERGISMSYNERGISTSYNESISESSYNGAMIESSYNGAMOUSSYNGASSESSYNGENEICSYNIZESESSYNIZESISSYNKARYONSYNODICALSYNOICOUSSYNONYMESSYNONYMICSYNOPSIZESYNOVITISSYNTACTICSYNTAGMASSYNTHESESSYNTHESISSYNTHETICSYNTHPOPSSYNTONIES
Ten-Letter Words (44)
SYNAERESESSYNAERESISSYNAGOGUESSYNALEPHASSYNALOEPHASYNCARPIESSYNCARPOUSSYNCHRONALSYNCHRONICSYNCOPATEDSYNCOPATESSYNCOPATORSYNCRETISESYNCRETISMSYNCRETISTSYNCRETIZESYNDACTYLSSYNDACTYLYSYNDESISESSYNDICATEDSYNDICATESSYNDICATORSYNECDOCHESYNECOLOGYSYNERGETICSYNERGISMSSYNERGISTSSYNKARYONSSYNONYMIESSYNONYMISTSYNONYMITYSYNONYMIZESYNONYMOUSSYNOPSIZEDSYNOPSIZESSYNOPTICALSYNOSTOSESSYNOSTOSISSYNTACTICSSYNTAGMATASYNTHESISTSYNTHESIZESYNTHETASESYNTHETICS
Eleven-Letter Words (44)
SYNALOEPHASSYNAPTOSOMESYNCHROMESHSYNCHRONIESSYNCHRONISESYNCHRONISMSYNCHRONIZESYNCHRONOUSSYNCHROTRONSYNCOPATINGSYNCOPATIONSYNCOPATIVESYNCOPATORSSYNCRETISEDSYNCRETISESSYNCRETISMSSYNCRETISTSSYNCRETIZEDSYNCRETIZESSYNDESMOSESSYNDESMOSISSYNDICALISMSYNDICALISTSYNDICATINGSYNDICATIONSYNDICATORSSYNECDOCHESSYNECDOCHICSYNERGISTICSYNESTHESIASYNESTHETICSYNONYMICALSYNONYMISTSSYNONYMIZEDSYNONYMIZESSYNOPSIZINGSYNOVITISESSYNTACTICALSYNTAGMATICSYNTHESISTSSYNTHESIZEDSYNTHESIZERSYNTHESIZESSYNTHETASES
Twelve-Letter Words (37)
SYNAESTHESESSYNAESTHESIASYNAESTHESISSYNAPTICALLYSYNAPTOSOMALSYNAPTOSOMESSYNARTHROSESSYNARTHROSISSYNCHRONEITYSYNCHRONICALSYNCHRONISEDSYNCHRONISESSYNCHRONISMSSYNCHRONIZEDSYNCHRONIZERSYNCHRONIZESSYNCHROSCOPESYNCHROTRONSSYNCOPATIONSSYNCRETISINGSYNCRETISTICSYNCRETIZINGSYNDACTYLIESSYNDACTYLISMSYNDETICALLYSYNDICALISMSSYNDICALISTSSYNDICATIONSSYNECOLOGIESSYNERGICALLYSYNESTHESIASSYNONYMITIESSYNONYMIZINGSYNONYMOUSLYSYNOPTICALLYSYNTHESIZERSSYNTHESIZING
Thirteen-Letter Words (15)
SYNAESTHESIASSYNARTHRODIALSYNCHROMESHESSYNCHRONICITYSYNCHRONISINGSYNCHRONISTICSYNCHRONIZERSSYNCHRONIZINGSYNCHRONOUSLYSYNCHROSCOPESSYNDACTYLISMSSYNECDOCHICALSYNECOLOGICALSYNTACTICALLYSYNTHETICALLY
Fourteen-Letter Words (2)
SYNCHRONEITIESSYNCHRONICALLY
Fifteen-Letter Words (6)
SYNCHRONICITIESSYNCHRONISATIONSYNCHRONIZATIONSYNCHRONOUSNESSSYNECDOCHICALLYSYNERGISTICALLY