PYREXIC is a valid Scrabble word — 21 points
Yes. PYREXIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 21 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYREXIC?
| 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: 58 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYREXIC is to know. It scores 21 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYREXIC
No single letter turns PYREXIC into another word.
How PYREXIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYREXIC, 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 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,088 thousand.
What does PYREXIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Having a fever, or relating to a raised body temperature.
Pyrexic is the clinical adjective that goes with pyrexia, the medical word for fever. Nurses and doctors use it in charts and reports, where it sounds more exact than simply saying a patient feels hot.
How PYREXIC is used
Appears in medical notes and textbooks rather than in everyday talk.
- The child was pyrexic on arrival at the clinic.
- A pyrexic patient needs fluids and close monitoring.
- Staff recorded him as pyrexic throughout the night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYREXIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PYREXIC
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Common questions about PYREXIC
- Is PYREXIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYREXIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYREXIC worth?
- PYREXIC is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYREXIC mean?
- Having a fever, or relating to a raised body temperature.
- What letters can be added to PYREXIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYREXIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYREXIC:
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