PYRITE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PYRITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRITE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRITE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyritesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRITE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PYRITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What stands out about PYRITE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PYRITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A shiny brass-yellow mineral made of iron and sulfur, often mistaken for gold.
Pyrite crystallises in neat cubes and glitters so convincingly that prospectors long ago nicknamed it fool's gold. The word comes from the Greek for fire, since struck pieces throw sparks. Genuine gold is soft and bends under a knife, while pyrite is hard and brittle, which is the quickest way to tell the two apart.
How PYRITE is used
Common in geology and in everyday talk about minerals and fake treasure.
- The child proudly carried home a lump of pyrite.
- Pyrite sparks when it is struck against steel.
- Every glittering cube in the rock turned out to be pyrite.
- He mistook the pyrite for gold and told the whole town.
- A museum shelf held pyrite beside samples of copper ore.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRITE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PYRITE
The 6 tiles of PYRITE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PYRITE
1 longer words begin with PYRITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRITE
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Common questions about PYRITE
- Is PYRITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRITE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRITE worth?
- PYRITE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRITE mean?
- A shiny brass-yellow mineral made of iron and sulfur, often mistaken for gold.
- What letters can be added to PYRITE?
- PYRITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PYRITE:
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