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STYMY

5 letters, 13 points in Scrabble, 0 vowels

What STYMY Means

  1. noun: a situation in golf where an opponent's ball blocks the line between your ball and the hole
  2. noun: a thwarting and distressing situation
  3. verb: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of“His brother blocked him at every turn”

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

STYMY is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 13 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 T1 Y4 M3 Y4.

Words Made From The Letters In STYMY

3 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.

3 letter words (1)

2 letter words (2)

Longer Words Containing STYMY

STYMY appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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