PESSARY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PESSARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PESSARY?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PESSARY is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PESSARY
No single letter turns PESSARY into another word.
How PESSARY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PESSARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does PESSARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A small device or soluble block placed in the vagina to give support or deliver medicine.
Doctors fit a ring-shaped pessary to hold the womb in position when it has slipped. A different kind dissolves and releases a drug to treat infection. The word is purely medical and appears in gynaecology and pharmacy.
How PESSARY is used
Pessary is a medical term used in clinical and pharmacy settings.
- The doctor fitted a pessary to support the womb.
- She was prescribed a pessary for the infection.
- A pessary should be checked and cleaned at regular visits.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PESSARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PESSARY
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Common questions about PESSARY
- Is PESSARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PESSARY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PESSARY worth?
- PESSARY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PESSARY mean?
- A small device or soluble block placed in the vagina to give support or deliver medicine.
- What letters can be added to PESSARY?
- No single letter can be added to PESSARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PESSARY:
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