PITUITARY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PITUITARY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITUITARY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITUITARY is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITUITARY
No single letter turns PITUITARY into another word.
How PITUITARY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PITUITARY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITUITARY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PITUITARY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The small endocrine gland at the base of the brain that helps control growth and other glands.
The pituitary is often called the master gland because its hormones steer many other organs. It is about the size of a pea and sits beneath the brain. As an adjective the word relates to this gland, though in older usage it once meant relating to phlegm.
How PITUITARY is used
Used in medicine and biology, often in the phrase pituitary gland.
- A tumour of the pituitary can upset the body hormone balance.
- The pituitary releases hormones that regulate growth.
- Doctors scanned her pituitary to look for the cause of the symptoms.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITUITARY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PITUITARY
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Common questions about PITUITARY
- Is PITUITARY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITUITARY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITUITARY worth?
- PITUITARY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITUITARY mean?
- The small endocrine gland at the base of the brain that helps control growth and other glands.
- What letters can be added to PITUITARY?
- No single letter can be added to PITUITARY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PITUITARY:
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