PYLORIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PYLORIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYLORIC?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYLORIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYLORIC
No single letter turns PYLORIC into another word.
How PYLORIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYLORIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,158 thousand.
What does PYLORIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to the pylorus, the opening where the stomach joins the small intestine.
Doctors speak of the pyloric valve, a ring of muscle that controls the flow of food out of the stomach. A condition called pyloric stenosis, in which the passage narrows, can cause forceful vomiting in young babies.
How PYLORIC is used
The adjective pyloric is used in anatomy and surgery.
- The baby was diagnosed with pyloric stenosis.
- The pyloric end of the stomach narrows toward the intestine.
- Surgeons opened the pyloric muscle to let food pass.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYLORIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PYLORIC
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Common questions about PYLORIC
- Is PYLORIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYLORIC, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYLORIC worth?
- PYLORIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYLORIC mean?
- Relating to the pylorus, the opening where the stomach joins the small intestine.
- What letters can be added to PYLORIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYLORIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYLORIC:
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