PYRITIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PYRITIC 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 PYRITIC?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRITIC is to know. It scores 14 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRITIC
No single letter turns PYRITIC into another word.
How PYRITIC scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYRITIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PYRITIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made of, containing or resembling pyrite or similar metallic sulphide minerals.
Geologists call rock pyritic when it is full of glittering, brassy flecks of iron sulphide. Such ores can be a nuisance in mining, because pyritic waste may turn acidic on contact with air and water.
How PYRITIC is used
The adjective pyritic is used in geology, mining and chemistry.
- The shale was dark and pyritic, with golden flecks.
- Pyritic waste from the mine polluted the stream.
- They sampled a pyritic ore from the lower tunnel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRITIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRITIC
1 longer words begin with PYRITIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRITIC
Common questions about PYRITIC
- Is PYRITIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRITIC, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRITIC worth?
- PYRITIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRITIC mean?
- Made of, containing or resembling pyrite or similar metallic sulphide minerals.
- What letters can be added to PYRITIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYRITIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYRITIC:
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