PYLORUS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PYLORUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYLORUS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYLORUS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYLORUS
No single letter turns PYLORUS into another word.
How PYLORUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYLORUS, 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 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,303 thousand.
What does PYLORUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
The small circular opening at the lower end of the stomach that leads into the duodenum.
A ring of muscle around the pylorus controls how fast partly digested food leaves the stomach. When this opening narrows, as in some infants, it can cause forceful vomiting after feeding.
How PYLORUS is used
Used in anatomy and medicine, often in the adjective pyloric.
- The pylorus relaxes to let food pass into the small intestine.
- The surgeon examined the narrowing at the pylorus.
- A muscular valve called the pylorus guards the exit of the stomach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYLORUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYLORUS
1 longer words begin with PYLORUS.
Shorter words from the letters in PYLORUS
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Common questions about PYLORUS
- Is PYLORUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYLORUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYLORUS worth?
- PYLORUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYLORUS mean?
- The small circular opening at the lower end of the stomach that leads into the duodenum.
- What letters can be added to PYLORUS?
- No single letter can be added to PYLORUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYLORUS:
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