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Yes. The word pyralis is a Scrabble US word. The word pyralis is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word pyralis is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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7-letter words (1 found)

PYRALIS,

6-letter words (3 found)

PRIALS,RIYALS,SPIRAL,

5-letter words (32 found)

ARILS,ARYLS,LAIRS,LAIRY,LAPIS,LARIS,LIARS,LIPAS,LIRAS,PAILS,PAIRS,PALIS,PALSY,PARIS,PARLY,PILAR,PIRLS,PLAYS,PRAYS,PRIAL,PYRAL,RAILS,RASPY,RIALS,RIYAL,RYALS,SPAIL,SPIAL,SPIRY,SPLAY,SPRAY,SPYAL,

4-letter words (63 found)

AILS,AIRS,AIRY,ALPS,ARIL,ARIS,ARSY,ARYL,LAIR,LAPS,LARI,LARS,LAYS,LIAR,LIAS,LIPA,LIPS,LIRA,LISP,LYRA,PAIL,PAIR,PAIS,PALI,PALS,PALY,PARS,PAYS,PIAL,PIAS,PILA,PILY,PIRL,PIRS,PLAY,PRAY,PRYS,PYAS,RAIL,RAIS,RAPS,RASP,RAYS,RIAL,RIAS,RIPS,RISP,RYAL,RYAS,SAIL,SAIR,SALP,SARI,SIAL,SLAP,SLAY,SLIP,SPAR,SPAY,SPRY,SYLI,YAPS,YIPS,

3-letter words (48 found)

AIL,AIR,AIS,ALP,ALS,ARS,ARY,ASP,AYS,LAP,LAR,LAS,LAY,LIP,LIS,PAL,PAR,PAS,PAY,PIA,PIR,PIS,PLY,PRY,PSI,PYA,RAI,RAP,RAS,RAY,RIA,RIP,RYA,SAI,SAL,SAP,SAR,SAY,SIP,SIR,SLY,SPA,SPY,SRI,YAP,YAR,YAS,YIP,

2-letter words (12 found)

AI,AL,AR,AS,AY,IS,LA,LI,PA,PI,SI,YA,

You can make 159 words from pyralis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pyralis

pyralis

Noun

pyralis (plural pyralises or pyralides)

  1. A species of firefly, Photinus pyralis
  2. A moth of the genus Pyralis.

Anagrams

  • raspily

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek πυραλίς (puralís).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpy.ra.lis/, [ˈpʏrälʲɪs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.ra.lis/, [ˈpiːrälis]

Noun

pyralis f (genitive pyralidis); third declension

  1. a winged insect that was supposed to live in fire
Declension

Third-declension noun.

Etymology 2

pyra +‎ -ālis

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pyˈraː.lis/, [pʏˈräːlʲɪs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piˈra.lis/, [piˈräːlis]

Adjective

pyrālis (neuter pyrāle); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (relational) funeral pyre
Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Related terms
  • pyra

References

  • “pyralis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • pyralis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Source: wiktionary.org