PYROGENIC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. PYROGENIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYROGENIC?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYROGENIC is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYROGENIC
No single letter turns PYROGENIC into another word.
How PYROGENIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in PYROGENIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYROGENIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PYROGENIC
- All 9 letters of PYROGENIC are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PYROGENIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Producing fever or heat, or produced by heat or fire.
In medicine a pyrogenic substance is one that raises body temperature, such as a bacterial toxin. In geology and chemistry the same pyrogenic label can describe something formed under intense heat.
How PYROGENIC is used
Pyrogenic is used mainly in medical, laboratory and geological writing.
- The lab tested the solution for pyrogenic contaminants.
- A pyrogenic toxin can set off a sudden fever.
- Pyrogenic silica is made in a high-temperature flame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYROGENIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PYROGENIC
The 9 tiles of PYROGENIC in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PYROGENIC
2 longer words begin with PYROGENIC.
Shorter words from the letters in PYROGENIC
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Common questions about PYROGENIC
- Is PYROGENIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYROGENIC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYROGENIC worth?
- PYROGENIC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYROGENIC mean?
- Producing fever or heat, or produced by heat or fire.
- What letters can be added to PYROGENIC?
- No single letter can be added to PYROGENIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of PYROGENIC:
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