PYRONE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PYRONE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRONE?
| 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 PYRONE is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRONE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyronesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRONE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PYRONE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 86,231.
What stands out about PYRONE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 PYRONE mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
Either of two organic compounds built on a ring of five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom with a ketone group.
Pyrone is a chemist's label for a family of ring-shaped molecules, and its structure shows up inside many natural dyes and plant substances. The ending -one marks the ketone group, a carbon doubly bonded to oxygen. Larger molecules that contain this ring are often described as pyrone derivatives.
How PYRONE is used
A specialist term used in organic chemistry and drug research.
- The textbook draws the pyrone ring on its first page.
- A pyrone unit sits inside the structure of the pigment.
- The team synthesised a new pyrone in the lab.
- Each pyrone molecule contains one oxygen atom in its ring.
- He studied how a pyrone reacts with strong acids.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRONE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PYRONE
The 6 tiles of PYRONE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PYRONE
1 longer words begin with PYRONE.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRONE
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Common questions about PYRONE
- Is PYRONE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRONE, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRONE worth?
- PYRONE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRONE mean?
- Either of two organic compounds built on a ring of five carbon atoms and one oxygen atom with a ketone group.
- What letters can be added to PYRONE?
- PYRONE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PYRONE:
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