8-Letter Words Starting With PYR
- 29 words
- All English dictionaries
- Scrabble points
Popular 8-Letter Words Starting With PYR
The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.
All 8-Letter Words Starting With PYR 29 words
How common is PYR at the start of eight-letter words?
Our combined English word list has 29 eight-letter words that start with PYR. They average 16.6 points, the best is PYROLYZE (25 points) and 48.3% end in E.
- Total words
- 29
- Average Scrabble score
- 16.6
- out of 25 max
- Everyday words
- 3%
- common in ordinary English
- Most common ending
- E
- 48.3% of words
Most common last letters
- e 48.3%
- s 27.6%
- d 6.9%
Top vowel pairs
- ia6.9%
- oi6.9%
- ou6.9%
Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.
Rare words worth knowing
Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.
Highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with PYR
p 3y 4r 1o 1l 1y 4z 10e 1
P 3 + Y 4 + R 1 + O 1 + L 1 + Y 4 + Z 10 + E 1 = 25 points
- Double word
- 50 pts
- Triple word
- 75 pts
Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).
pyrolyze
No dictionary definition on file. This is a valid game word that standard dictionaries rarely cover.
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How many eight-letter words that start with PYR are there?
There are 29 eight-letter words that start with PYR in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.
What is the highest-scoring eight-letter word that starts with PYR?
PYROLYZE is worth 25 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are PYROXYLE (23), PYRAZOLE (22), PYRITIZE (22).
Which rare eight-letter words that start with PYR score well?
Uncommon but valid choices include PYROLYZE (25), PYROXYLE (23), PYRITIZE (22), PYROLIZE (22). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.