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Words starting with SYL
There are 67 words starting with SYL in the standard word-game list. The most common are syllable, syllabus, syllabary, syllabic, syllabically, syllabicate.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| syllable | a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme | 13 |
| syllabus | an integrated course of academic studies | 13 |
| syllabary | a writing system whose characters represent syllables | 17 |
| syllabic | of or relating to syllables | 15 |
| syllabically | in or with syllables | 22 |
| syllabicate | divide into syllables | 18 |
| syllabication | forming or dividing words into syllables | 20 |
| syllabicity | the pattern of syllable formation in a particular language | 21 |
| syllabification | forming or dividing words into syllables | 25 |
| syllabify | divide into syllables | 20 |
| syllabled | pronounced in syllables | 15 |
| syllabub | spiced hot milk with rum or wine | 15 |
| syllepsis | use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one | 14 |
| sylleptic | Of or pertaining to syllepsis. | 16 |
| syllogism | deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises | 15 |
| syllogist | logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning | 13 |
| syllogistic | of or relating to or consisting of syllogism | 17 |
| syllogistically | In a syllogistic way. | 24 |
| syllogize | reason by syllogisms | 22 |
| sylph | a slender graceful young woman | 13 |
| sylphic | (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful like a sylph | 17 |
| sylphid | A young or little sylph. | 16 |
| sylphish | Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike. | 19 |
| sylphlike | (of a woman or girl) slender and graceful like a sylph | 21 |
| sylphy | Sylphlike | 17 |
| sylva | the forest trees growing in a country or region | 11 |
| sylvan | relating to or characteristic of wooded regions | 12 |
| sylvanite | a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America | 15 |
| sylvatic | Of or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan | 16 |
| sylvine | a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in… | 13 |
| sylvite | a mineral consisting of native potassium chloride; an important ore of potassium that is found in… | 13 |
All 67 words
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- syllables
- syllabling
- syllabub
- syllabubs
- syllabuses
- syllepses
- syllepsis
- sylleptic
- syllogism
- syllogisms
- syllogist
- syllogistic
- syllogistically
- syllogists
- syllogize
- syllogized
- syllogizes
- syllogizing
- sylph
- sylphic
- sylphid
- sylphids
- sylphish
- sylphlike
- sylphs
- sylphy
- sylva
- sylvae
- sylvan
- sylvanite
- sylvanites
- sylvans
- sylvas
- sylvatic
- sylviculture
- sylvicultures
- sylvin
- sylvine
- sylvines
- sylvins
- sylvite
- sylvites