PYELITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PYELITIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYELITIC?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYELITIC is to know. It scores 15 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYELITIC
No single letter turns PYELITIC into another word.
How PYELITIC scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PYELITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYELITIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYELITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Connected with inflammation of the funnel-shaped cavity where urine collects inside the kidney.
The word pyelitic turns up almost only in medical writing, where it labels a symptom, a finding or a patient. It belongs to the family of terms built on the Greek root for a basin, which is why it sits beside words about the kidney pelvis rather than the bladder.
How PYELITIC is used
Pyelitic is used in clinical and anatomical texts about kidney infection.
- The doctor noted a pyelitic change in the scan of the left kidney.
- A pyelitic infection can follow an untreated bladder complaint.
- The textbook lists fever and flank pain as pyelitic signs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYELITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PYELITIC
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Common questions about PYELITIC
- Is PYELITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYELITIC, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYELITIC worth?
- PYELITIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYELITIC mean?
- Connected with inflammation of the funnel-shaped cavity where urine collects inside the kidney.
- What letters can be added to PYELITIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYELITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PYELITIC:
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