PILGRIM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. PILGRIM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILGRIM?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILGRIM is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILGRIM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pilgrimsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILGRIM scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PILGRIM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,544 thousand.
What does PILGRIM mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons.
Pilgrims have walked to places such as Mecca, Santiago and Jerusalem for centuries. The word is also used more loosely for any traveller who makes a journey of deep personal meaning, or for a wanderer through life. In American history, the Pilgrims were the English settlers who landed at Plymouth in 1620.
How PILGRIM is used
Pilgrim is used in religious, historical and figurative contexts.
- Every year a pilgrim from the village walks to the shrine.
- The pilgrim carried a staff and a small bundle.
- He called himself a pilgrim searching for a quiet place to think.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILGRIM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILGRIM
19 longer words begin with PILGRIM.
Shorter words from the letters in PILGRIM
Common questions about PILGRIM
- Is PILGRIM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILGRIM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILGRIM worth?
- PILGRIM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILGRIM mean?
- A person who travels to a sacred place for religious reasons.
- What letters can be added to PILGRIM?
- PILGRIM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PILGRIM:
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