PYRENE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PYRENE 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 PYRENE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRENE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRENE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyrenesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRENE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PYRENE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 125,426.
What does PYRENE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A solid hydrocarbon made of four fused rings of carbon atoms, obtained from coal tar.
Pyrene forms pale crystals and is one of the compounds that give coal tar its character. The name comes from the Greek word for fire, because it was first isolated from material produced by heat. In botany the same spelling can also name the hard stone enclosing the kernel of certain fruits.
How PYRENE is used
Used mainly in chemistry and environmental science, often in talk of pollutants.
- The lab measured the pyrene in the soil sample.
- Pyrene glows with a bluish light under ultraviolet lamps.
- Smoke from burning coal carries traces of pyrene.
- She wrote a short report on pyrene and its rings.
- A pyrene stone sat at the heart of the plum.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRENE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRENE
3 longer words begin with PYRENE.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRENE
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Common questions about PYRENE
- Is PYRENE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRENE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRENE worth?
- PYRENE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRENE mean?
- A solid hydrocarbon made of four fused rings of carbon atoms, obtained from coal tar.
- What letters can be added to PYRENE?
- PYRENE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PYRENE:
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