PITYRIASIS is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PITYRIASIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PITYRIASIS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PITYRIASIS is to know. It scores 15 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PITYRIASIS
No single letter turns PITYRIASIS into another word.
How PITYRIASIS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PITYRIASIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 3 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PITYRIASIS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PITYRIASIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Any of several skin conditions marked by patches of fine, flaky scales.
Doctors use the term for a group of disorders, such as pityriasis rosea, that differ in cause and appearance. The name comes from a Greek word for bran, because the shed skin looks like fine powder.
How PITYRIASIS is used
Pityriasis is a medical term, usually followed by a descriptive word such as rosea.
- The doctor diagnosed pityriasis after seeing the scaly patches.
- Pityriasis often clears up without treatment.
- A dermatologist explained that pityriasis is not contagious.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PITYRIASIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PITYRIASIS
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Common questions about PITYRIASIS
- Is PITYRIASIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PITYRIASIS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PITYRIASIS worth?
- PITYRIASIS is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PITYRIASIS mean?
- Any of several skin conditions marked by patches of fine, flaky scales.
- What letters can be added to PITYRIASIS?
- No single letter can be added to PITYRIASIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PITYRIASIS:
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