PYRRHOTITE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. PYRRHOTITE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PYRRHOTITE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PYRRHOTITE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRRHOTITE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pyrrhotitesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRRHOTITE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PYRRHOTITE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PYRRHOTITE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PYRRHOTITE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A bronze-coloured iron sulphide mineral with weak magnetic properties.
Pyrrhotite is easy to confuse with pyrite, but a magnet will pick it up weakly. Collectors prize it for its metallic bronze lustre.
How PYRRHOTITE is used
Used in geology and mineral collecting.
- The magnet lifted a sliver of pyrrhotite.
- Pyrrhotite occurs in many igneous rocks.
- The sample of pyrrhotite had a bronze shine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRRHOTITE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRRHOTITE
1 longer words begin with PYRRHOTITE.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRRHOTITE
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Common questions about PYRRHOTITE
- Is PYRRHOTITE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRRHOTITE, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRRHOTITE worth?
- PYRRHOTITE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRRHOTITE mean?
- A bronze-coloured iron sulphide mineral with weak magnetic properties.
- What letters can be added to PYRRHOTITE?
- PYRRHOTITE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PYRRHOTITE:
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