PELYCOSAUR is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PELYCOSAUR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PELYCOSAUR?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PELYCOSAUR is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PELYCOSAUR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pelycosaursChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PELYCOSAUR scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PELYCOSAUR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PELYCOSAUR has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PELYCOSAUR
- All 10 letters of PELYCOSAUR are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PELYCOSAUR mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoologytechnical
A large early reptile-like animal of the late Paleozoic, often with a tall sail along its back.
Dimetrodon is the best-known pelycosaur, and it is often mistaken for a dinosaur though it lived long before them. These animals are actually closer to the ancestors of mammals. The sail may have helped control body heat.
How PELYCOSAUR is used
Used in palaeontology; often confused with dinosaurs.
- The museum displayed a pelycosaur with a spectacular sail.
- Every pelycosaur predates the first true dinosaurs.
- The fossil of a pelycosaur was found in Texas red beds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PELYCOSAUR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PELYCOSAUR
1 longer words begin with PELYCOSAUR.
Shorter words from the letters in PELYCOSAUR
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Common questions about PELYCOSAUR
- Is PELYCOSAUR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PELYCOSAUR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PELYCOSAUR worth?
- PELYCOSAUR is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PELYCOSAUR mean?
- A large early reptile-like animal of the late Paleozoic, often with a tall sail along its back.
- What letters can be added to PELYCOSAUR?
- PELYCOSAUR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PELYCOSAUR:
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