PYRROL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PYRROL 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 PYRROL?
| 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 PYRROL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PYRROL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PYRROL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PYRROL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 620,861.
What stands out about PYRROL
- PYRROL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PYRROL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A colourless liquid made of a ring of four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, found in coal tar.
Pyrrol is a shorter spelling of pyrrole, the simple ring molecule that forms the core of larger biological pigments such as chlorophyll and the heme in blood. Its name comes from the Greek for red, because a pine splinter dipped in its vapour and acid turns red. It is a flammable liquid with a sharp smell.
How PYRROL is used
Rare spelling; the form pyrrole is more usual in modern chemistry.
- The old paper used the spelling pyrrol throughout.
- A ring of pyrrol lies at the heart of the pigment.
- He distilled pyrrol from the heavy oil of the tar.
- The vapour of pyrrol turned the pine splinter red.
- The lecture explained how one pyrrol unit joins another.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PYRROL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PYRROL
6 longer words begin with PYRROL.
Shorter words from the letters in PYRROL
Common questions about PYRROL
- Is PYRROL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PYRROL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PYRROL worth?
- PYRROL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PYRROL mean?
- A colourless liquid made of a ring of four carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, found in coal tar.
- What letters can be added to PYRROL?
- PYRROL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PYRROL:
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