Is PELYCOSAURS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PELYCOSAURS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 18 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PELYCOSAURS mean?
Pelycosaurs is a form of PELYCOSAUR.
- noun
large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
18
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + Y (4) + C (3) + O (1) + S (1) + A (1) + U (1) + R (1) + S (1) = 18 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PELYCOSAURS
PELYCOSAURS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PELYCOSAURS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cosplayers17
- pelycosaur17
- calypsoes16
- caryopses16
- cosplayer16
- calypsos15
- cosplays15
- crossply15
- cypruses15
- sprucely15
- pyloruses14
- calypso14
- clypeus14
- cosplay14
- crypses14
- cypress14
- cypsela14
- prelacy14
- parcloses13
- caloyers13
- coarsely13
- crousely13
- parsleys13
- sparsely13
- superlay13
- copays13
- coypus13
- croupy13
- cypres13
- cyprus13
- recopy13
- spacey13
- sprucy13
- capsules12
- claspers12
- closeups12
- corpuses12
- couplers12
- cropless12
- escalops12
- opercula12
- parclose12
- reclasps12
- scaleups12
- scalpers12
- scaupers12
- scopulae12
- scopulas12
- scruples12
- specular12
- upscales12
- caloyer12
- causeys12
- cayuses12
- crassly12
- cresyls12
- crossly12
- leprosy12
- ospreys12
- parleys12
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