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Pillories

p 3i 1l 1l 1o 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Less common · plural and third-person singular form of pillory

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does pillories mean?

noun

  1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

verb

  1. expose to ridicule or public scorn

    Synonymsgibbet

  2. punish by putting in a pillory

  3. criticize harshly or violently

    “The press savaged the new President”

    Synonymssavageblastcrucify

Definitions shown for pillory, the base form of pillories.

Is PILLORIES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is PILLORIES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3i 1l 1l 1o 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
p 4i 1l 2l 2o 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
p 4i 1l 1l 1o 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
p 3i 1l 2l 2o 1r 1i 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in PILLORIES

Anagrams 1

pillorise

Words that end like PILLORIES

Common words that share the ending -ORIES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

factoriesmemorieshickorieshistoriesvictoriescaloriesivoriescategoriesdirectoriesstoriesoratoriesadvisoriesallegorieslavatoriesaccessoriesdormitoriesgloriesinventoriesolfactoriesterritoriescompulsorieslaboratoriespromontoriesrepositories
All words ending in -ORIES

Pillories: quick answers

Is PILLORIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PILLORIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PILLORIES worth?
PILLORIES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pillories mean?
pillories is the plural and third-person singular form of pillory, which means “a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PILLORIES?
You can make 280 shorter words from PILLORIES, such as LIRIOPES, ILLIPES, LIRIOPE, PILLIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PILLORIES?
PILLORIES rearranges into PILLORISE.