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PYRITOHEDRON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 21 points

It depends on the list you play by. PYRITOHEDRON is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 21 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

p3y4r1i1t1o1h4e1d2r1o1n1
Depends on the listPYRITOHEDRON · 12 letters · 21 pts Scrabble · 21 pts WWF
21points in Scrabble
21points in Words with Friends
12letters
1hook available

Which word lists accept PYRITOHEDRON?

Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, ThailandNot listed
Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countriesValid
Words with FriendsZynga word listNot listed

Word power: 33 / 100

33WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%
1.75
Hooks 25%
1
Bingo potential 20%
no
Tile availability 20%
5.92%

Our own measure of how useful PYRITOHEDRON is to know. It scores 21 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for PYRITOHEDRON

Front hooks — 0

None.

Back hooks — 1

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Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How PYRITOHEDRON scores

Scrabble p3y4r1i1t1o1h4e1d2r1o1n1 21
Words with Friends p4y3r1i1t1o1h3e1d2r1o1n2 21

Face value of the 12 tiles in PYRITOHEDRON, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

LetterNeededIn the bag
p12
y12
r26
i19
t16
o28
h12
e112
d14
n16

Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYRITOHEDRON has to be built on the board across turns.

Words starting with PYRITOHEDRON

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1 longer words begin with PYRITOHEDRON.

Shorter words from the letters in PYRITOHEDRON

pyrethroid19 pyrrhotine18 hypnotoid18 orthopedy18 pyrethrin17 erythroid16 proditory15 rhodonite13 trihedron13 portioned12 portioner11 honeypot16 orthoepy16 threnody15 thyreoid15 drypoint14 erythron14 inhooped14 nephroid14 phoronid14 pyrenoid14 theropod14 trophied14 horopter13 printery13 triphone13 dipteron11 droopier11 optioned11 proditor11 thornier11 inotrope10 hypnoid16 phytoid16 typhoid16 hyperon15 oophyte15 orphrey15 pothery15 typhoon15

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Common questions about PYRITOHEDRON

Is PYRITOHEDRON valid in Words with Friends?
No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PYRITOHEDRON is not in it.
How many points is PYRITOHEDRON worth?
PYRITOHEDRON is worth 21 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
What letters can be added to PYRITOHEDRON?
PYRITOHEDRON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.

Every word you can build from the 12 letters of PYRITOHEDRON:

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