PYRACANTHA is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. PYRACANTHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRACANTHA?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRACANTHA is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRACANTHA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyracanthasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRACANTHA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PYRACANTHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYRACANTHA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYRACANTHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A thorny evergreen shrub with white spring flowers and bright orange or red berries, often grown as a hedge.
Gardeners plant pyracantha against walls and fences because its thorns discourage intruders and its berries brighten the winter. Birds enjoy the fruit, though the sharp spines make pyracantha awkward to prune.
How PYRACANTHA is used
Gardeners often say firethorn instead, but pyracantha is the Latin-derived name used in catalogues.
- A pyracantha covered in red berries grew beside the gate.
- Wear thick gloves when you cut back the pyracantha.
- The hedge was a mix of hawthorn and pyracantha.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRACANTHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRACANTHA
1 longer words begin with PYRACANTHA.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRACANTHA
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Common questions about PYRACANTHA
- Is PYRACANTHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRACANTHA, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRACANTHA worth?
- PYRACANTHA is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRACANTHA mean?
- A thorny evergreen shrub with white spring flowers and bright orange or red berries, often grown as a hedge.
- What letters can be added to PYRACANTHA?
- PYRACANTHA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PYRACANTHA:
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