Pygidium in Scrabble and Meaning

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Yes. The word pygidium is a Scrabble US word. The word pygidium is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

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8-letter words (1 found)

PYGIDIUM,

5-letter words (6 found)

DUMPY,GIMPY,GUIMP,MIDGY,PIGMY,PUDGY,

4-letter words (14 found)

DIMP,DUMP,GIMP,GUID,GUMP,GYMP,IMID,IMPI,MIDI,MUID,PIUM,PUMY,UMPY,YUMP,

3-letter words (30 found)

DIG,DIM,DIP,DUG,DUI,DUM,DUP,GID,GIP,GUM,GUP,GUY,GYM,GYP,IMP,MID,MIG,MUD,MUG,PIG,PIU,PUD,PUG,PUY,UMP,YID,YIP,YUG,YUM,YUP,

2-letter words (12 found)

DI,GI,GU,ID,MI,MU,MY,PI,UG,UM,UP,YU,

You can make 63 words from pygidium according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pygidium

pygidium

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, tail).

Noun

pygidium (plural pygidia or pygidiums)

  1. (zoology) The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacea, and certain insects.

Derived terms

  • postpygidium
  • pygidial

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin pygidium, from Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, tail).

Noun

pygidium m (plural pygidiums)

  1. pygidium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πυγή (pugḗ, tail).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pyːˈɡi.di.um/, [pyːˈɡɪd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piˈd͡ʒi.di.um/, [piˈd͡ʒiːd̪ium]

Noun

pȳgidium n (genitive pȳgidiī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) pygidium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).


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