PYE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PYE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYE is to know. It scores 8 from 3 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYE scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in PYE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,369.
What does PYE mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A magpie, in the older spelling of the bird's name.
Pye is the elder form of the name that English later stretched into magpie: the Mag was a nickname added in front, the way Robin was added to redbreast. The word had a second life in the church, where it was the book of rules for working out which service to say on a day when two feasts fell together.
How PYE is used
Countable: a pye, two pyes. The modern spelling is pie, kept apart from the pastry by context alone.
- A pye sat on the fence and watched the hens.
- Old bird books call the magpie a pye and leave it there.
- The pye took the ring and nothing was ever proved.
- He drew a pye in the margin beside the verse.
- Two pyes chased a buzzard clear across the field.
- The name magpie hides an older pye inside it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYE and 6 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PYE
The 3 tiles of PYE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PYE
22 longer words begin with PYE.
Words with PYE inside
16 words contain PYE in the middle. Words that start with PYE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PYE
Common questions about PYE
- Is PYE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYE worth?
- PYE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYE mean?
- A magpie, in the older spelling of the bird's name.
- What letters can be added to PYE?
- PYE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of PYE:
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