Is PYRAMIDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PYRAMIDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PYRAMIDS mean?
Pyramids is a form of PYRAMID.
- verb
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
- noun
a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
- noun
(stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
- noun
a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + Y (4) + R (1) + A (1) + M (3) + I (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 16 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 PYRAMIDS
PYRAMIDS 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 PYRAMIDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pyramid15
- myriads13
- dismay12
- myriad12
- mysid11
- pardy11
- primas10
- yairds10
- damps10
- prays10
- raspy10
- spiry10
- spray10
- dirams9
- disarm9
- rapids9
- sparid9
- dairy9
- daisy9
- diary9
- drays9
- dryas9
- pimas9
- prams9
- prima9
- prims9
- prism9
- ramps9
- sayid9
- yaird9
- yards9
- yirds9
- army9
- damp9
- mays9
- miry9
- pays9
- pray9
- pyas9
- rimy9
- spay9
- spry9
- yams9
- yaps9
- yips9
- amids8
- diram8
- drams8
- drips8
- maids8
- padis8
- padri8
- pardi8
- pards8
- rapid8
- sapid8
- amps8
- days8
- dray8
- drys8
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