PYIC is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PYIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYIC?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYIC is to know. It scores 11 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYIC
No single letter turns PYIC into another word.
How PYIC scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PYIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does PYIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to or producing pus.
Pyic is built on the Greek word for pus, the same root behind empyema. It is rare even in medical writing, where a longer adjective is normally preferred to it.
How PYIC is used
Before the noun. Chiefly medical.
- A pyic discharge means infection and not injury.
- The word pyic is built on a Greek root.
- Empyema and pyic share that root.
- Medical writing prefers a longer word to pyic.
- Two pyic samples from the same wound.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYIC and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in PYIC
1 words end in PYIC. Useful as a back hook: play PYIC onto a word already on the board.
Words with PYIC inside
1 words contain PYIC in the middle. Words that start with PYIC are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PYIC
Common questions about PYIC
- Is PYIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYIC, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYIC worth?
- PYIC is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYIC mean?
- Relating to or producing pus.
- What letters can be added to PYIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PYIC:
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