PILEWORT is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. PILEWORT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILEWORT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILEWORT is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILEWORT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pilewortsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILEWORT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PILEWORT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PILEWORT has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about PILEWORT
- All 8 letters of PILEWORT are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PILEWORT mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A small yellow-flowered plant of damp ground, the lesser celandine, once used to treat piles.
Pilewort has glossy heart-shaped leaves and blooms early in spring. Its name comes from the old belief that its knobbly roots could soothe haemorrhoids. Gardeners now know it chiefly as a carpet of spring colour.
How PILEWORT is used
Pilewort is a folk and botanical name for the lesser celandine.
- Pilewort covered the bank with yellow stars in March.
- Herbalists once made a poultice of pilewort roots.
- The glossy leaves of pilewort appeared first.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILEWORT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILEWORT
1 longer words begin with PILEWORT.
Shorter words from the letters in PILEWORT
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Common questions about PILEWORT
- Is PILEWORT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILEWORT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILEWORT worth?
- PILEWORT is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILEWORT mean?
- A small yellow-flowered plant of damp ground, the lesser celandine, once used to treat piles.
- What letters can be added to PILEWORT?
- PILEWORT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PILEWORT:
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