PYRAMID is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. PYRAMID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRAMID?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRAMID is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRAMID
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyramidsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRAMID scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYRAMID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,029 thousand.
What does PYRAMID mean in Scrabble?
noun
A solid structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet at a point.
The pyramid is best known from the Egyptian tombs but also names any similar shape, from glass entrances to stacked fruit. In business it can describe a layered structure, such as a pyramid scheme. As a verb it means to build up in stages or to stack in that form.
How PYRAMID is used
Pyramid is used in architecture and geometry, and figuratively for hierarchies and schemes.
- Tourists queued to climb inside the great pyramid.
- The waiters formed the glasses into a pyramid.
- Regulators shut down the pyramid scheme.
- He hoped to pyramid his small savings into a fortune.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRAMID and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRAMID
20 longer words begin with PYRAMID.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRAMID
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Common questions about PYRAMID
- Is PYRAMID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRAMID, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRAMID worth?
- PYRAMID is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRAMID mean?
- A solid structure with a square or triangular base and sloping sides that meet at a point.
- What letters can be added to PYRAMID?
- PYRAMID takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYRAMID:
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