PYRETIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PYRETIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRETIC?
| 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: 55 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRETIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRETIC
Front hooks — 1
apyreticBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PYRETIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYRETIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 514,646.
What does PYRETIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Relating to fever, or causing fever.
A pyretic patient is one with a raised temperature, and a pyretic drug or infection is one that brings the temperature up. The opposite idea is carried by antipyretic, a medicine that lowers fever.
How PYRETIC is used
The adjective pyretic is technical and is mainly used in medicine.
- The doctor noted a pyretic state that lasted three days.
- A pyretic response is common in the early stages of infection.
- Some toxins are strongly pyretic.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRETIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRETIC
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Common questions about PYRETIC
- Is PYRETIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRETIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRETIC worth?
- PYRETIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRETIC mean?
- Relating to fever, or causing fever.
- What letters can be added to PYRETIC?
- PYRETIC takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYRETIC:
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