PROPYLAEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PROPYLAEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PROPYLAEUM?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PROPYLAEUM is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PROPYLAEUM
No single letter turns PROPYLAEUM into another word.
How PROPYLAEUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PROPYLAEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PROPYLAEUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PROPYLAEUM
- PROPYLAEUM runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PROPYLAEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A monumental gateway or entrance building in front of a temple or other sacred enclosure.
The best-known propylaeum is the grand entrance to the Acropolis in Athens, built of marble columns. The word is used for similar gateways in classical architecture. Its plural, propylaea, is common in books on Greek buildings.
How PROPYLAEUM is used
Used in architecture and classical archaeology.
- Visitors climbed the steps to the propylaeum of the Acropolis.
- The propylaeum framed a view of the temple beyond.
- A smaller propylaeum guarded the sacred precinct.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PROPYLAEUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PROPYLAEUM
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Common questions about PROPYLAEUM
- Is PROPYLAEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PROPYLAEUM, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PROPYLAEUM worth?
- PROPYLAEUM is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PROPYLAEUM mean?
- A monumental gateway or entrance building in front of a temple or other sacred enclosure.
- What letters can be added to PROPYLAEUM?
- No single letter can be added to PROPYLAEUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PROPYLAEUM:
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