PILEATE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PILEATE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILEATE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILEATE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILEATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pileatedChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How PILEATE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PILEATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 62,381.
What does PILEATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoology
Having a cap or crest, as a mushroom with a distinct cap or a bird with a head crest.
Pileate is used by mycologists and bird students alike, which makes its meaning depend on the field. The pileated woodpecker is the well-known bird example. The root is Latin pileus, a cap.
How PILEATE is used
Pileate is a technical adjective in mycology and ornithology.
- The fungus is pileate, with a rounded brown cap.
- A pileate bird raised its crest when alarmed.
- Field guides mark each pileate species with a symbol.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILEATE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PILEATE
The 7 tiles of PILEATE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PILEATE
1 longer words begin with PILEATE.
Shorter words from the letters in PILEATE
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Common questions about PILEATE
- Is PILEATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILEATE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILEATE worth?
- PILEATE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILEATE mean?
- Having a cap or crest, as a mushroom with a distinct cap or a bird with a head crest.
- What letters can be added to PILEATE?
- PILEATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PILEATE:
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