PYROSIS is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PYROSIS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYROSIS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYROSIS is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYROSIS
No single letter turns PYROSIS into another word.
How PYROSIS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PYROSIS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PYROSIS mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A burning sensation in the chest caused by stomach acid flowing back into the oesophagus; heartburn.
Pyrosis is the formal medical name for what most people call heartburn. Doctors link repeated episodes to acid reflux, and the term is common in clinical notes and older medical books.
How PYROSIS is used
A clinical term for heartburn, seen in medical writing rather than casual speech.
- The patient complained of pyrosis after large meals.
- Frequent pyrosis may point to acid reflux.
- Her notes listed pyrosis and a sour taste in the mouth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYROSIS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYROSIS
1 longer words begin with PYROSIS.
Shorter words from the letters in PYROSIS
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Common questions about PYROSIS
- Is PYROSIS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYROSIS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYROSIS worth?
- PYROSIS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYROSIS mean?
- A burning sensation in the chest caused by stomach acid flowing back into the oesophagus; heartburn.
- What letters can be added to PYROSIS?
- No single letter can be added to PYROSIS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PYROSIS:
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