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Is pyrite a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pyrite is a Scrabble US word. The word pyrite is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is pyrite a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pyrite is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

P3Y4R1I1T1E1

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6-letter words (3 found)

PYRITE,TRIPEY,TYPIER,

5-letter words (5 found)

PETRI,PIERT,PIETY,TRIPE,TRIPY,

4-letter words (25 found)

PERI,PERT,PIER,PIET,PITY,PREY,PYET,PYRE,RIPE,RIPT,RITE,RYPE,TIER,TIRE,TREY,TRIE,TRIP,TRYE,TRYP,TYER,TYPE,TYRE,YETI,YIPE,YITE,

3-letter words (23 found)

IRE,PER,PET,PIE,PIR,PIT,PRE,PRY,PYE,REI,REP,RET,RIP,RIT,RYE,TIE,TIP,TRY,TYE,YEP,YER,YET,YIP,

2-letter words (9 found)

ER,ET,IT,PE,PI,RE,TE,TI,YE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 66 words from pyrite according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pyrite

pyrite

Etymology

Recorded since 1555, from Old French pyrite (12th century), from Latin pȳritēs, from Ancient Greek πυρίτης λίθος (purítēs líthos, “stone of fire, flint”) (so called because it glitters), notably the first part: adjective πυρίτης (purítēs, “of or in fire”), from πῦρ (pûr, “fire”). Analyzable as pyr- +‎ -ite

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪˌɹaɪt/
  • Hyphenation: py‧rite

Noun

pyrite (plural pyrites)

  1. (mineralogy) The common mineral iron disulfide (FeS2), of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system.
  2. (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metallic-looking sulphide, such as the above, which is the most common.
  3. (solid state chemistry) (usually as a plural: pyrites) Any metal dichalcogenide that is isostructural to the common mineral.
    Copper diselenide can occur both as a marcasite and a pyrite.

Synonyms

  • fool's gold
  • iron pyrites

Hyponyms

  • iron pyrite
  • pyrrhotite

Derived terms

Related terms

  • pyr-
  • pyric
  • pyro-

Translations

See also

  • marcasite

Anagrams

  • typier

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ʁit/
  • Hyphenation: py‧rite

Noun

pyrite f (plural pyrites)

  1. the metallic mineral pyrite

Hyponyms

  • pyrrhotite

Related terms

  • pyrique

Further reading

  • “pyrite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Source: wiktionary.org