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Words starting with PYR
There are 158 words starting with PYR in the standard word-game list. The most common are pyramid, pyramids, pyre, pyromaniac, pyrotechnics, pyracantha.
Most common, with meanings
| Word | Meaning | Points |
|---|---|---|
| pyramid | a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex | 15 |
| pyramids | The game of pyramid pool. | 16 |
| pyre | wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite | 9 |
| pyromaniac | a person with a mania for setting things on fire | 19 |
| pyrotechnics | (music) brilliance of display (as in the performance of music) | 24 |
| pyracantha | any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or… | 20 |
| pyralid | usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests | 13 |
| pyramidal | resembling a pyramid | 17 |
| pyramidally | Like a pyramid; in a pyramidal manner or shape. | 22 |
| pyramidical | resembling a pyramid | 21 |
| pyramiding | a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is… | 19 |
| pyran | Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of five carbon atoms, an oxygen atom… | 10 |
| pyranoid | Of, pertaining to, or having the structure of a pyranose | 14 |
| pyranose | Any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a six-membered ring (based on tetrahydropyran) | 13 |
| pyranoside | Any glycoside of a pyranose | 16 |
| pyrargyrite | A sulfosalt mineral used as a silver ore; it is dark red or black in color with a metallic adamantine… | 20 |
| pyrene | a pale yellow crystalline hydrocarbon C16H10 extracted from coal tar | 11 |
| pyrenoid | Any of several transparent structures found in the chloroplast of certain algae etc.; they are responsible… | 14 |
| pyrethrin | Any of a number of naturally occurring insecticides extracted from the pyrethrum plant; unusual in having a… | 17 |
| pyrethroid | Any of several synthetic insecticides having a structure based on pyrethrin. | 19 |
| pyrethrum | made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants | 19 |
| pyretic | causing fever | 14 |
| pyrexia | a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection | 19 |
| pyrexial | Of or relating to fevers; feverish | 20 |
| pyrexic | Feverish, pyretic | 21 |
| pyrheliometer | A device that measures the intensity of solar radiation received on the surface of the earth. | 23 |
| pyrheliometric | Relating to pyrheliometry. | 26 |
| pyridic | Of or relating to pyridine or its derivatives; pyridyl | 15 |
| pyridine | a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal | 14 |
| pyridoxal | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch | 22 |
| pyridoxamine | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch | 27 |
| pyridoxine | a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids and starch | 23 |
| pyriform | Pear-shaped. | 18 |
| pyrimethamine | A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the… | 25 |
| pyrimidine | any of several basic compounds derived from pyrimidine | 18 |
| pyrite | a common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color | 11 |
| pyrites | any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) | 12 |
| pyritic | Of, relating to, or consisting of pyrite or pyrites | 14 |
| pyritous | Pyritic | 13 |
| pyrocatechol | A dihydric phenol, benzene-1,2-diol, present in some tars. | 24 |
| pyroclastic | Mostly composed of rock fragments of volcanic origin or comminuted during an eruption. | 20 |
| pyroelectric | relating to or exhibiting pyroelectricity | 21 |
| pyroelectricity | generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in… | 27 |
| pyrogallol | a toxic white lustrous crystalline phenol used to treat certain skin diseases and as a photographic developer | 16 |
| pyrogen | any substance characterized by its great flammability | 13 |
| pyrogenic | produced by or producing fever | 17 |
| pyrogenicity | The condition or extent of being pyrogenic. | 23 |
| pyrola | any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola | 11 |
| pyrology | The scientific study of the effects of heat or flame, often in regards to explosives or chemical compounds. | 17 |
| pyrolusite | a mineral consisting of manganese dioxide; an important source of manganese | 15 |
| pyrolysate | Any product of pyrolysis | 18 |
| pyrolysis | transformation of a substance produced by the action of heat | 17 |
| pyrolytic | resulting from pyrolysis | 19 |
| pyrolytically | By means of pyrolysis | 26 |
| pyrolyze | US spelling of pyrolyse | 25 |
| pyromancy | divination by fire or flames | 21 |
| pyromania | an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things | 16 |
| pyromaniacal | Of or relating to pyromania. | 21 |
| pyrometallurgical | Of or pertaining to pyrometallurgy | 27 |
| pyrometallurgy | Any process that uses high temperatures to transform either metals or their ores. | 25 |
All 158 words
- pyramid
- pyramids
- pyre
- pyromaniac
- pyrotechnics
- pyracantha
- pyracanthas
- pyralid
- pyralids
- pyramidal
- pyramidally
- pyramided
- pyramidical
- pyramiding
- pyran
- pyranoid
- pyranose
- pyranoses
- pyranoside
- pyranosides
- pyrans
- pyrargyrite
- pyrargyrites
- pyrene
- pyrenes
- pyrenoid
- pyrenoids
- pyres
- pyrethrin
- pyrethrins
- pyrethroid
- pyrethroids
- pyrethrum
- pyrethrums
- pyretic
- pyrexia
- pyrexial
- pyrexias
- pyrexic
- pyrheliometer
- pyrheliometers
- pyrheliometric
- pyric
- pyridic
- pyridine
- pyridines
- pyridoxal
- pyridoxals
- pyridoxamine
- pyridoxamines
- pyridoxine
- pyridoxines
- pyriform
- pyrimethamine
- pyrimethamines
- pyrimidine
- pyrimidines
- pyrite
- pyrites
- pyritic
- pyritous
- pyrocatechol
- pyrocatechols
- pyroclastic
- pyroelectric
- pyroelectricities
- pyroelectricity
- pyrogallol
- pyrogallols
- pyrogen
- pyrogenic
- pyrogenicities
- pyrogenicity
- pyrogens
- pyrola
- pyrolas
- pyrolize
- pyrolized
- pyrolizes
- pyrolizing
- pyrologies
- pyrology
- pyrolusite
- pyrolusites
- pyrolysate
- pyrolysates
- pyrolyses
- pyrolysis
- pyrolytic
- pyrolytically
- pyrolyzable
- pyrolyzate
- pyrolyzates
- pyrolyze
- pyrolyzed
- pyrolyzer
- pyrolyzers
- pyrolyzes
- pyrolyzing
- pyromancies
- pyromancy
- pyromania
- pyromaniacal
- pyromaniacs
- pyromanias
- pyrometallurgical
- pyrometallurgies
- pyrometallurgy
- pyrometer
- pyrometers
- pyrometric
- pyrometrically
- pyrometries
- pyrometry
- pyromorphite
- pyromorphites
- pyrone
- pyrones
- pyronine
- pyronines
- pyroninophilic
- pyrope
- pyropes
- pyrophoric
- pyrophosphate
- pyrophosphates
- pyrophyllite
- pyrophyllites
- pyrosis
- pyrosises
- pyrostat
- pyrostats
- pyrotechnic
- pyrotechnical
- pyrotechnically
- pyrotechnist
- pyrotechnists
- pyroxene
- pyroxenes
- pyroxenic
- pyroxenite
- pyroxenites
- pyroxenitic
- pyroxenoid
- pyroxenoids
- pyroxylin
- pyroxylins
- pyrrhic
- pyrrhics
- pyrrhotite
- pyrrhotites
- pyrrol
- pyrrole
- pyrroles
- pyrrolic
- pyrrols
- pyruvate
- pyruvates