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Is syrtis a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word syrtis is a Scrabble US word. The word syrtis is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word syrtis is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1Y4R1T1I1S1

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6-letter words (1 found)

SYRTIS,

5-letter words (1 found)

STIRS,

4-letter words (6 found)

RITS,SIRS,SIST,SITS,SRIS,STIR,

3-letter words (9 found)

ITS,RIT,SIR,SIS,SIT,SRI,STY,TIS,TRY,

2-letter words (5 found)

IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 22 words from syrtis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of syrtis

syrtis

Alternative forms

  • syrt

Etymology

From Latin syrtis, from Syrtis (“Sirte, Gulf of Syrtis”), from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), an area of Libya proverbially treacherous for sailing owing to the effect of wind and waves on its quicksand. Doublet of Sirte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sərtəz/

Noun

syrtis (plural syrtes)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of quicksand.
  2. (archaic) Synonym of bog.

References

  • “syrtis”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “syrtis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Etymology

Generalized form of Syrtis (“Sirte, Gulf of Syrtis”), from Ancient Greek Σύρτις (Súrtis), an area of Libya proverbially treacherous for sailing owing to the effect of wind and waves on its quicksand.

Noun

syrtis f (genitive syrtis); third declension

  1. sandbank, sand bar, quicksand

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī).

Descendants

  • → English: syrtis, syrt

Source: wiktionary.org