PYRO is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PYRO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRO?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRO is to know. It scores 9 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyrosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRO scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PYRO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,423.
What stands out about PYRO
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 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 PYRO mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A person obsessed with fire or fireworks.
Pyro is a clipping used both for a firework technician and for somebody who sets fires, and context does all the work of telling the two apart. It shares a Greek root with pyre.
How PYRO is used
Countable: a pyro, two pyros. Informal.
- The pyro on a film set handles every explosion.
- The word pyro means two very different things.
- Context alone separates one pyro from the other.
- Two pyros worked the same show.
- Pyro shares a root with pyre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PYRO
The 4 tiles of PYRO in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with PYRO
Showing 24 of 189 words that begin with PYRO.
Words with PYRO inside
12 words contain PYRO in the middle. Words that start with PYRO are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRO
Common questions about PYRO
- Is PYRO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRO worth?
- PYRO is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRO mean?
- A person obsessed with fire or fireworks.
- What letters can be added to PYRO?
- PYRO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PYRO:
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