Possible Words From pterygium
Counting the words from PTERYGIUM by length: 1 with 9 letters, 3 with 7, 18 with 6, 48 with 5, 95 with 4, 81 with 3 and 22 with 2. None has 8 letters.
Combined: NWL2023, Collins Scrabble Words 2024, WOW24 and Words With Friends together. Rude words are left out.
9 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
1 word · top score 17
7 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
3 words · top score 11 (+50 for all 7 tiles)
All 3 of the 7-letter words made with PTERYGIUM letters score 11 points.
6 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
18 words · top score 14 · everyday: PERMIT, PURITY, UPTIME
Among the 6-letter words in PTERYGIUM, GRUMPY and GYMPIE tie for first at 14 points. PERMIT, PURITY and UPTIME are everyday picks.
5 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
48 words · top score 13 · everyday: PRIME, EMPTY, TIGER
The 5-letter words from PTERYGIUM are led by GIMPY and PIGMY, 13 points each. PRIME, EMPTY and TIGER are the familiar ones.
4 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
95 words · top score 12 · everyday: TIME, ITEM, TYPE
GYMP scores highest among the 4-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYGIUM at 12 points, ahead of PUMY and TYMP on 11. TIME, ITEM and TYPE are the ones most people know.
3 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
81 words · top score 9 · everyday: GET, YET, PUT
The 3-letter words you get when you unscramble PTERYGIUM are led by GYM and GYP, 9 points each. GET, YET and PUT are the familiar ones.
2 Letter Words You Can Make with pterygium
22 words · top score 7 · everyday: IT, UP
The best of the 2-letter words from PTERYGIUM is MY, 7 points; YE and YU on 5 follow. IT and UP are everyday picks.
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Change One Tile in PTERYGIUM
Trade one tile of PTERYGIUM for another and you can spell these 3 words:
- G S gives SUPREMITY · words from supremity
- Y S gives GRUMPIEST · unscramble grumpiest
- Y N gives PERMUTING · words from permuting
More 9-letter words: starting with PT · ending in UM · all 9-letter words
Definitions for the Top PTERYGIUM Plays
What PTERYGIUM means, then the 7 highest-scoring answers.
Score: Scrabble · Words With Friends
- PTERYGIUM 17 · 20
- either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea
- GRUMPY 14 · 17
- annoyed and irritable
- GIMPY 13 · 15
- disabled in the feet or legs
- PIGMY 13 · 15
- an unusually small individual
- EMPTY 12 · 13
- holding or containing nothing
- GRIPEY 12 · 13
- causing sharp pains in the bowels
- UMPTY 12 · 14
- indefinitely numerous
- GERMY 11 · 12
- full of germs or pathological microorganisms
Is PTERYGIUM Playable in Scrabble and Words With Friends?
Yes, in all three: Scrabble US and Scrabble UK accept PTERYGIUM, and the Words With Friends list has it too.
| Game | Scrabble US | Scrabble UK | Words With Friends* |
|---|---|---|---|
| PTERYGIUM itself | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Answers accepted (of 268) | 191 | 267 | 182 |
* US: NWL2023. UK: Collins CSW24. Words With Friends' list can change.
Not in Scrabble US and Words With Friends*: GYMPIE, YUMPIE, GYMP, PREMY, PRIMY, RUMPY, TUMPY, GRYPE, GRYPT, PUMY, TRIPEY, TUMPIER and 64 more, 76 in all. Not in Words With Friends*: UMPTY, UMPTIER, PURTY, RYU, TREM, YER, TEGU, TUM, URP and TE, 10 in all. Not in Scrabble US and Scrabble UK: ITER.
268 words come out when you unscramble PTERYGIUM, starting with PTERYGIUM itself: 17 in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends. The strongest shorter words are GRUMPY and GYMPIE, 14 points each. It has 9 letters, 3 vowels and 6 consonants.
Longer Words Built on PTERYGIUM
Each word below uses all the letters of PTERYGIUM and one more.