PYREXIA is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PYREXIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYREXIA?
| 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: 68 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYREXIA is to know. It scores 19 from 7 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYREXIA
Front hooks — 1
apyrexiaChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYREXIA scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYREXIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 686,195.
What does PYREXIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A raised body temperature; fever.
Doctors write pyrexia in notes and reports instead of the everyday word fever. It is a symptom, often of infection, rather than a disease by itself. A person with no fever is described as apyrexial.
How PYREXIA is used
Pyrexia is a medical term found in clinical writing.
- The patient presented with pyrexia and a persistent cough.
- Pyrexia of unknown origin needs further tests.
- The nurse recorded the pyrexia in the chart.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYREXIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYREXIA
2 longer words begin with PYREXIA.
Shorter words from the letters in PYREXIA
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Common questions about PYREXIA
- Is PYREXIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYREXIA, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYREXIA worth?
- PYREXIA is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYREXIA mean?
- A raised body temperature; fever.
- What letters can be added to PYREXIA?
- PYREXIA takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYREXIA:
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