PYROMANIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. PYROMANIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYROMANIAC?
| 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 PYROMANIAC is to know. It scores 19 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYROMANIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyromaniacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYROMANIAC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PYROMANIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYROMANIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYROMANIAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with an uncontrollable urge to set things on fire.
In clinical use a pyromaniac suffers from a disorder in which fire-setting is driven by compulsion, not profit or revenge. In casual talk the word is used jokingly for someone who simply loves fires and fireworks. Investigators distinguish the true condition from ordinary arson.
How PYROMANIAC is used
Used in psychology, crime reports and humorous everyday speech.
- Police suspected a pyromaniac was behind the string of barn fires.
- My brother is a pyromaniac at every barbecue.
- The pyromaniac was sent for psychiatric treatment.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYROMANIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYROMANIAC
2 longer words begin with PYROMANIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in PYROMANIAC
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Common questions about PYROMANIAC
- Is PYROMANIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYROMANIAC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYROMANIAC worth?
- PYROMANIAC is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYROMANIAC mean?
- A person with an uncontrollable urge to set things on fire.
- What letters can be added to PYROMANIAC?
- PYROMANIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PYROMANIAC:
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