PTERYGIUMS

10 letters, 18 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What PTERYGIUMS Means

PTERYGIUMS is a form of PTERYGIUM, which 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

PTERYGIUMS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 T1 E1 R1 Y4 G2 I1 U1 M3 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In PTERYGIUMS

711 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.

9 letter words (3)

GRUMPIEST PTERYGIUM SUPREMITY

8 letter words (3)

IMPUREST IMPUTERS STUMPIER

7 letter words (29)

6 letter words (92)

5 letter words (210)

EMIRS EMITS EMPTS EMPTY EPRIS ERUPT ETUIS GEIST GEITS GERMS GERMY GETUP GEUMS GIMPS GIMPY GIPSY GIRTS GITES GIUST GREYS GRIME GRIMY GRIPE GRIPS GRIPT GRIPY GRISE GRIST GRISY GRITS GRUES GRUME GRUMP GRYPE GRYPT GUEST GUIMP GUISE GUMPS GUSTY GUTSY GUYSE GYMPS GYRES GYRUS GYTES ITEMS MERIS MERIT METIS MIRES MISER MISTY MITER MITES MITRE MPRET MUIRS MUIST MURES MURTI MUSER MUSET MUSIT MUSTY MUTER MUTES MUTIS PERIS PERMS PERST PERTS PESTY PETRI PIERS PIERT PIETS PIETY PIGMY PISTE PIUMS PREMS PREMY PREST PREYS PRIES PRIGS PRIME PRIMS PRIMY PRISE PRISM PRYSE PUERS PUMIE PURES PURGE PURIS PURSE PURSY PURTY PYETS PYRES REIST REMIT RESIT RESTY RIEMS RIMES RIMUS RIPES RITES RUMES RUMPS RUMPY RUSTY SEITY SERUM SETUP SIEUR SIRUP SITUP SMITE SPEIR SPERM SPEUG SPIER SPIRE SPIRT SPIRY SPITE SPRIG SPRIT SPRUE SPRUG SPUER SPUME SPUMY SPURT SPYRE STIME STIMY STIPE STIRE STIRP STREP STRIG STRIM STRIP STRUM STUMP STUPE STURE STYME STYRE SUETY SUITE SUPER SURGE SURGY SYRUP TEGUS TEMPI TEMPS TERMS TIERS TIGER TIGES TIMER TIMES TIMPS TIPSY TIRES TREYS TRIES TRIGS TRIMS TRIPE TRIPS TRIPY TRUES TRUGS TRUMP TRYPS TUISM TUMPS TUMPY TURME TURMS TURPS TUYER TYERS TYMPS TYPES TYRES UMPIE UMPTY UPSET UPSEY UPTER UPTIE URGES URITE UTERI YETIS YIPES YITES YMPES YUMPS YURTS

4 letter words (225)

EGIS EMIR EMIT EMPT EMUS EMYS ERGS ERST ESPY ETUI GEIT GEMS GERM GERS GERT GEST GETS GEUM GIES GIMP GIPS GIRT GISM GIST GITE GITS GREY GRIM GRIP GRIS GRIT GRUE GRUM GUES GUMP GUMS GUPS GURS GUST GUTS GUYS GYMP GYMS GYPS GYRE GYRI GYTE IMPS IRES ITEM IURE MEGS MERI METS MEUS MIGS MIPS MIRE MIRS MIRY MISE MIST MITE MITY MUGS MUIR MURE MUSE MUST MUTE MUTI MUTS PEGS PERI PERM PERT PEST PETS PIER PIES PIET PIGS PIRS PISE PITS PITY PIUM PREM PREY PRIG PRIM PRYS PTUI PUER PUGS PUIR PUMY PURE PURI PURS PUTS PUYS PYES PYET PYRE REGS REIS REMS REPS REST RETS RIEM RIGS RIME RIMS RIMU RIMY RIPE RIPS RIPT RISE RISP RITE RITS RUES RUGS RUME RUMP RUMS RUSE RUST RUTS RYES RYPE SEIR SEMI SEPT SIMP SIPE SIRE SITE SMIR SMIT SMUG SMUR SPET SPIE SPIM SPIT SPRY SPUE SPUG SPUR STEM STEP STEY STIE STIM STIR STUM STYE SUER SUET SUIT SUMP SUMY SUPE SURE SYPE TEGS TEGU TEMP TEMS TERM TIER TIES TIGE TIGS TIME TIPS TIRE TRES TREY TRIE TRIG TRIM TRIP TRUE TRUG TRYE TRYP TUGS TUIS TUMP TUMS TUPS TURM TYER TYES TYGS TYMP TYPE TYRE UEYS UMPS UMPY UPSY URES URGE URPS USER UTES UTIS YEPS YEST YETI YIPE YIPS YITE YMPE YMPT YUGS YUMP YUPS YURT

3 letter words (122)

EMS EMU ERG ERM ERS EST GEM GER GET GEY GIE GIP GIS GIT GUE GUM GUP GUR GUS GUT GUY GYM GYP IMP IRE ISM ITS MEG MES MET MEU MIG MIR MIS MUG MUS MUT PEG PER PES PET PIE PIG PIR PIS PIT PIU PRE PRY PSI PST PUG PUR PUS PUT PUY PYE REG REI REM REP RES RET RIG RIM RIP RIT RUE RUG RUM RUT RYE SEG SEI SER SET SEY SIM SIP SIR SIT SPY SRI STY SUE SUG SUI SUM SUP SUR SYE TEG TES TIE TIG TIP TIS TRY TUG TUI TUM TUP TYE TYG UEY UGS UMP UMS UPS URE URP USE UTE UTS YEP YES YET YIP YUG YUM YUP YUS

2 letter words (27)

EM ER ES ET GI GU IS IT ME MI MU MY PE PI RE SI ST TE TI UG UM UP UR US UT YE YU

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