PILEUM is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PILEUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILEUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILEUM is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILEUM
No single letter turns PILEUM into another word.
How PILEUM scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PILEUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 172,461.
What does PILEUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The top of a bird's head, from the base of the bill back to the nape, often marked with distinct feathers.
Ornithologists use pileum for the crown region of a bird when they describe plumage, because the colour or pattern there often helps to tell similar species apart. A crest, a cap or a coloured patch may sit on the pileum. The word comes from the Latin for a felt cap, which the feathered crown resembles.
How PILEUM is used
A technical term of bird anatomy and field guides.
- The pileum of the male is bright chestnut in spring.
- A dark stripe runs across the pileum of this warbler.
- The field guide notes a pale pileum as the key mark.
- Feathers on the pileum were raised as the bird sang.
- In the juvenile the pileum is streaked rather than plain.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILEUM and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PILEUM
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Common questions about PILEUM
- Is PILEUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILEUM, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILEUM worth?
- PILEUM is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILEUM mean?
- The top of a bird's head, from the base of the bill back to the nape, often marked with distinct feathers.
- What letters can be added to PILEUM?
- No single letter can be added to PILEUM to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PILEUM:
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