PILE is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PILE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILE is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PILE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about PILE
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PILE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A number of things laid or heaped one on top of another.
A pile forms whenever separate objects, from clothes to leaves to coins, are stacked together in one place rather than spread out, and the word works equally for a tidy stack and a messy heap. The same word also names a heavy beam driven vertically into the ground to support a building or bridge, a very different but related idea of things standing stacked or driven together. In everyday speech, a pile of something can also mean simply a large amount.
How PILE is used
Common word for a stack or heap; also names a supporting beam driven into the ground, and informally a large amount.
- He left a pile of dirty laundry on the floor.
- Autumn leaves formed a thick pile along the path.
- Workers drove each pile deep into the riverbed before building the pier.
- She had a pile of unanswered letters on her desk.
- They still owed a pile of money on the old loan.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PILE
The 4 tiles of PILE in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with PILE
23 longer words begin with PILE.
Words ending in PILE
14 words end in PILE. Useful as a back hook: play PILE onto a word already on the board.
Words with PILE inside
Showing 24 of 39 words that contain PILE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PILE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PILE
Common questions about PILE
- Is PILE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILE, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILE worth?
- PILE is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILE mean?
- A number of things laid or heaped one on top of another.
- What letters can be added to PILE?
- PILE takes 6 hooks: 1 in front and 5 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PILE:
Open PILE in the Word Finder