PTYXIS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. PTYXIS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PTYXIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PTYXIS is to know. It scores 18 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PTYXIS
No single letter turns PTYXIS into another word.
How PTYXIS scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PTYXIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about PTYXIS
- PTYXIS gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with PTYXIS
1 longer words begin with PTYXIS.
Shorter words from the letters in PTYXIS
Common questions about PTYXIS
- Is PTYXIS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PTYXIS is not in it.
- How many points is PTYXIS worth?
- PTYXIS is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PTYXIS?
- No single letter can be added to PTYXIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PTYXIS:
Open PTYXIS in the Word Finder