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PYRAMIDS

8 letters, 16 points in Scrabble, 2 vowels

What PYRAMIDS Means

PYRAMIDS is a form of PYRAMID, which means:

  1. verb: enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
  2. verb: use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal
  3. noun: a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
  4. noun: (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases their holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

PYRAMIDS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as P3 Y4 R1 A1 M3 I1 D2 S1.

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