Words That Start with SY

3-letter words that start with SY

• sye6v. To say.
• syn6adj. That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°.

4-letter words that start with SY

• syke11n. A roundel barry wavy argent and azure; a fountain.
• sync9n. Harmony.
• syne7adv. Subsequently; then.

5-letter words that start with SY

• sylph13n. An invisible being of the air.
• synod9n. An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
• synth11n. A musical synthesizer.
• syrah11n. A dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.
• syrup10n. Any thick liquid that has a high sugar content and which is added to or...
• sysop10n. An administrator on a wiki.

6-letter words that start with SY

• sylvan12adj. Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands.
• symbol13n. A character or glyph representing an idea, concept or object.
• synced12adj. Synchronised.
• syndic12n. A government official having different duties depending on the country...
• syngas10n. Synthesis gas or coal gas.
• syntax16n. A set of rules that govern how words are combined to form phrases and...
• synthy15adj. Based upon, or resembling, the sound of a synthesizer.
• sypher14v. To lap the chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a...
• syrinx16n. A set of panpipes.
• syrtis9n. Synonym of quicksand.
• syrupy14adj. Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
• system11n. A group or set of related things that operate together as a complex...
• syzygy25n. An alignment of three celestial bodies (for example, the Sun, Earth...

7-letter words that start with SY

• syenite10n. An igneous rock composed of feldspar and hornblende.
• sylloge11n. A collection or compendium, especially of coins or antiquarian objects.
• symlink16n. A symbolic link.
• symptom16n. A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a...
• synanon10n. A group meeting of the Synanon organization, a drug rehabilitation...
• synapse12n. The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron...
• synched16adj. Synchronised.
• synchro15n. Any synchronized event, such as synchronized swimming.
• syncope14n. The elision or loss of a sound from the interior of a word, especially...
• synergy14n. A synonym of binding energy.
• synodal11n. A monetary tribute formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the...
• synodic13adj. Of, related to or produced by a synod; synodal.
• synonym15n. A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
• synteny13n. The condition of multiple species showing a region of identical gene...
• syntype15n. Any one of two or more specimens specified in the description of a...
• syringa11n. Any of the several flowering plants of the genus Philadelphus, such as...
• syringe11n. A device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
• syrphid16adj. Of or pertaining to flies of the family Syrphidae.
• syscall12n. A software request for a service from the operating system kernel.
• systema12n. A Russian martial art, first appearing in the 1990s, involving a wide...
• systole10n. The rhythmic contraction of the heart, by which blood is driven through...

8-letter words that start with SY

• sybarite13n. A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
• sycamore15n. Any of several North American plane trees, of the genus Platanus...
• syllabic15adj. Of, relating to, or consisting of a syllable or syllables.
• syllable13n. A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one...
• syllabub15n. A drink dating back to the 16th century consisting primarily of milk...
• syllabus13n. A summary of topics which will be covered during an academic course, or...
• sylvatic16adj. Of or pertaining to woods or woodland organisms; sylvan.
• symbiont15n. An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.
• symbiote15n. Synonym of symbiont.
• symbolic17adj. Pertaining to a symbol.
• symmetry18n. Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center...
• sympathy21n. A feeling of pity or sorrow for the suffering or distress of another.
• sympatry18n. The use of the same (or overlapping) geographical areas, by populations...
• symphony21n. An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for...
• synapsid14adj. Pertaining to the class Synapsida of animals which have an opening low...
• synapsin13n. Any of a family of proteins implicated in the regulation of...
• synapsis13n. The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during...
• synaptic15adj. Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a...
• synastry14n. Concurrence of the position or influence of stars.
• syncline13n. A concave-upward fold in rock strata.
• syncopal15adj. Of or relating to syncope.
• syncrude14n. The output from a bitumen/extra heavy oil upgrader facility used in...
• syndecan14n. Any of a class of single transmembrane domain proteins thought to act...
• syndical14adj. Of or pertaining to a syndicate.
• syndrome14n. A recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially...
• synergic14adj. Of or pertaining to synergy; synergistic.
• synonymy19n. A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several...
• synopsis13n. A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose...
• synoptic15adj. Of or relating to a synopsis.
• synovial14adj. Of, relating to, or secreting synovial fluid.
• syntagma14n. A constituent segment within a text, such as a word or a phrase that...
• syntaxin18n. Any of various proteins participating in exocytosis.
• synthase14n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound.
• synthpop18n. A style of pop music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical...
• syntonic13adj. Having one's personality in harmony or synergy with one's milieu.
• syphilis16n. A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema...
• sysadmin14n. A system administrator; a person whose job it is to maintain computer...
• systemic15adj. Embedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system...
• systolic13adj. Pertaining to a systole or heart contraction.
• syzygium26n. Any myrtaceous plant of the genus Syzygium.

9-letter words that start with SY

• sybaritic16adj. Of or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury...
• sycophant19n. One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or...
• syllabary17n. A table or list of syllabic letters or syllables.
• syllabics16n. Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, as opposed to the Latin alphabet.
• syllogism15n. An argument whose conclusion is supported by two premises, of which one...
• sylvester15n. A ratchet device for pulling out pit props.
• symbiosis16n. A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.
• symbiotic18adj. Of, or relating to symbiosis; living together.
• symbolics18n. The study of ancient symbols.
• symbolism18n. Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of...
• symbolist16adj. Of or pertaining to the Symbolist movement in late 19th-century and...
• symbolize25v. To be symbolic of; to represent.
• symbology20n. The study or use of symbols.
• symmetric18adj. Synonym of symmetrical.
• sympatric18adj. Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of...
• symphonia19n. Concord in Ancient Greek music.
• symphonic21adj. Characteristic of a symphony.
• symphysis22n. The process of two originally separate bones growing together as the...
• sympodial17adj. Having a specialized lateral growth pattern in which the apical...
• symporter16n. An integral membrane protein involved in the movement of different...
• symposion16n. A drinking together; a symposium.
• symposium18n. A conference or other meeting for discussion of a topic, especially one...
• synagogue14n. A place of worship for Jews.
• syncellus14n. One who holds an office in an Eastern Catholic or Orthodox Church...
• synchrony20n. Synchronicity, the state of two or more events occurring at the same...
• synclinal14adj. Having or relating to a torsion angle between 30° and 90°.
• syncopate16v. To omit a vocalic or consonantal sound or a syllable from a word; to...
• syncretic16adj. Combining disparate elements in one system, especially as in forms of...
• syncytial17adj. Of or pertaining to a syncytium.
• syncytium19n. A mass of cytoplasm containing many nuclei; a multinucleate cell...
• syndicate15n. A group of individuals or companies formed to transact some specific...
• syndromic17adj. Relating to a syndrome.
• synergism15n. Synergy.
• synergist13n. Any synergistic agent.
• synergize22v. To act as a synergetic agent.
• syngeneic15adj. Genetically identical, or sufficiently identical and immunologically...
• synodical15adj. Synonym of synodic.
• synovitis15n. Inflammation of the synovium.
• syntactic16adj. Of, related to or connected with syntax.
• synthesis15n. The formation of something complex or coherent by combining simpler...
• synthetic17adj. Of, or relating to synthesis.
• synthwave21n. The electronic, synthesizer-based subgenre of new wave and darkwave...
• synuclein14n. A small, soluble protein primarily expressed in neural tissue and in...
• systemics16n. The holistic study of systems, from a scientific and/or philosophical...

10-letter words that start with SY

• sycophancy25n. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery; fawningness.
• symbolical19adj. Synonym of symbolic.
• sympathize29v. To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar...
• symplectic21adj. Placed in or among, as if woven together.
• synchronic20adj. Occurring at a specific point in time.
• syncopated18adj. Of a word, shortened by syncope.
• syncretism17n. The reconciliation or fusion of different systems or beliefs...
• syndactyly22n. The normal condition, in some animals and birds, of having fused digits.
• syndicated17adj. Published in multiple newspapers or magazines simultaneously via an...
• syndicator16n. One who, or that which, syndicates.
• synecdoche21n. A figure of speech that uses the name of a part of something to...
• synephrine18n. The alkaloid 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]phenol, whose...
• synergetic16adj. Relating to synergetics.
• synonymous18adj. Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below).
• synostosis13n. The healthy fusion of adjacent bones by the growth of a bony material.
• synthesist16n. One who synthesizes.
• synthesize25v. To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
• synthetase16n. Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound.
• syphilitic20adj. Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.
• systematic17adj. Carried out according to a planned, ordered procedure.
• systemwide19adj. Throughout a system.

11-letter words that start with SY

• sycophantic23adj. Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious...
• syllogistic17adj. Of or pertaining to a syllogism.
• symbolizing28n. A symbolic conception.
• symmetrical20adj. Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of...
• sympathetic23adj. Of, related to, feeling, showing, or characterized by sympathy.
• sympathizer30n. A person who sympathizes (with a political cause, a side in a conflict...
• symptomatic22adj. Showing symptoms.
• symptomless20adj. Synonym of asymptomatic.
• synchromesh24n. A system of synchronized transmission found in modern gearboxes to make...
• synchronism21n. The state of being synchronous.
• synchronize28v. To occur at the same time or with coordinated timing.
• synchronous19adj. At the same time, at the same frequency.
• synchrotron19n. A form of cyclotron in which charged particles are accelerated by an...
• syncopation18n. The contraction of a word by means of loss or omission of sounds or...
• syndesmosis17n. A slightly movable articulation or joint where the contiguous bony...
• syndicalism19n. Control of both industry and government by labor unions, especially as...
• syndicalist17adj. Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating syndicalism.
• syndication17n. The act of syndicating a news feature by publishing it in multiple...
• synergetics17n. A school of thought on thinking and geometry developed by Buckminster...
• synergistic17adj. Of or pertaining to synergy or synergism; synergic; co-operative...
• syntactical18adj. Syntactic, related to syntax.
• syntagmatic19adj. Of or pertaining to a syntagma.
• synthesized27adj. Produced by synthesis.
• synthesizer26n. An electronic musical instrument that creates its sounds with...
• systematics18n. The study of classification systems and nomenclature.
• systematize25v. To arrange into a systematic order; to make systematic; to organise as...

12-letter words that start with SY

• symbolically24adv. In a symbolic manner.
• sympathising23adj. Sympathetic.
• sympathizing32n. The act of one who sympathizes; the offering of sympathy.
• symptomology25n. Symptomatology.
• synaesthesia18n. A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory...
• synaesthetic20adj. Experiencing synaesthesia; describing a synaesthete.
• synapomorphy27n. A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.
• synchronised21adj. Operating in unison, in a state of synchronisation.
• synchronized30adj. Having attained synchronization, together, coordinated, combined.
• synchronizer29n. Part of a synchromesh manual transmission that allows the smooth...
• syncretistic19adj. Relating to the merging of two ideals, organizations or languages into...
• synonymously23adv. In a synonymous way.
• synthesizing28n. An act of making synthesis.
• systematical19adj. Systematic.
• systemically22adv. In a systemic manner.

13-letter words that start with SY

• symbiogenesis21n. The merging of two separate organisms to form a single new organism.
• symbiotically25adv. In a symbiotic manner.
• symbolization29n. The act of symbolizing; the use of symbols to represent things, or the...
• symmetrically25adv. In a symmetrical manner; so as to show symmetry.
• sympathectomy30n. The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system.
• symphysiotomy31n. A surgical procedure in which the cartilage of the pubic symphysis is...
• synaptophysin26n. A human gene that encodes a synaptic vesicle glycoprotein.
• synchronicity26n. The state of being synchronous or simultaneous.
• synchronistic23adj. Of or pertaining to synchronism; arranged according to correspondence...
• synchronously24adv. In a synchronous manner; carried out or occurring with synchrony; in...
• syntactically23adv. According to the rules of syntax.
• synthetically24adv. Using synthetic methods.
• syringomyelia22n. A disorder in which a cyst or cavity forms within the spinal cord...
• systematizing28n. The process by which something is systematized; a systematization.
• systemization27n. Systematization.

14-letter words that start with SY

• symmetrization30n. The act of making symmetric.
• symptomatology27n. The scientific study of the symptoms of diseases, as an aspect of...
• synaptogenesis20n. The process leading to the formation of synapses.
• synchronically27adv. In a synchronic way; at the same time.
• systematically24adv. In a systematic manner; organizedly or methodically.

15-letter words that start with SY

• syllabification25n. The division of a word into syllables.
• sympathetically30adv. Owing to or showing evidence of sympathy, or affinity; happening...
• sympathomimetic31adj. That produces effects similar to those of the sympathetic nervous...
• symptomatically29adv. In a symptomatic manner; diagnostically.
• synchronization32n. The state or property of being synchronized.
• synergistically24adv. In a synergistic manner.
• systematization29n. The act of systematizing.

Questions about these words

How many words that start with SY are there?

Word.ws lists 218 words that start with SY, plus 1,012 rare ones.

What are common words that start with SY?

system, symbol, syndrome, sympathy, synthetic, systematic, symbolic and sync.

Which of the words that start with SY has the highest letter score?

sympathizing scores 32 points with the standard letter tile values.

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