What PTERYGIUM Means
- noun: either of two thickened triangular layers of conjunctiva extending from the nasal edge of the eye to the cornea; it arises from irritation of the pinguecula
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
PTERYGIUM is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 T1 E1 R1 Y4 G2 I1 U1 M3.
Words Made From The Letters In PTERYGIUM
261 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
7 letter words (2)
6 letter words (18)
GRIPEYGRUMPYGUIMPEGYMPIEIMPUREIMPUTEITERUMPERMITPURITYPYRITETERGUMTIGERYTRIPEYTYPIERUMPIREUPGIRTUPTIMEYUMPIE
5 letter words (48)
EMPTYERUPTGERMYGETUPGIMPYGRIMEGRIMYGRIPEGRIPTGRIPYGRUMEGRUMPGRYPEGRYPTGUIMPMERITMITERMITREMPRETMURTIMUTERPETRIPIERTPIETYPIGMYPREMYPRIMEPRIMYPUMIEPURGEPURTYREMITRUMPYTEMPITIGERTIMERTRIPETRIPYTRUMPTUMPYTURMETUYERUMPIEUMPTYUPTERUPTIEURITEUTERI
4 letter words (93)
EMIREMITEMPTETUIGEITGERMGERTGEUMGIMPGIRTGITEGREYGRIMGRIPGRITGRUEGRUMGUMPGYMPGYREGYRIGYTEITEMIUREMERIMIREMIRYMITEMITYMUIRMUREMUTEMUTIPERIPERMPERTPIERPIETPITYPIUMPREMPREYPRIGPRIMPTUIPUERPUIRPUMYPUREPURIPYETPYRERIEMRIMERIMURIMYRIPERIPTRITERUMERUMPRYPETEGUTEMPTERMTIERTIGETIMETIRETREYTRIETRIGTRIMTRIPTRUETRUGTRYETRYPTUMPTURMTYERTYMPTYPETYREUMPYURGEYETIYIPEYITEYMPEYMPTYUMPYURT
3 letter words (78)
EMUERGERMGEMGERGETGEYGIEGIPGITGUEGUMGUPGURGUTGUYGYMGYPIMPIREMEGMETMEUMIGMIRMUGMUTPEGPERPETPIEPIGPIRPITPIUPREPRYPUGPURPUTPUYPYEREGREIREMREPRETRIGRIMRIPRITRUERUGRUMRUTRYETEGTIETIGTIPTRYTUGTUITUMTUPTYETYGUEYUMPUREURPUTEYEPYETYIPYUGYUMYUP
2 letter words (22)
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