PILI is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. PILI 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 PILI?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILI is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pilisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PILI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does PILI mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A Philippine tree that produces an edible, almond-like nut, or the nut itself.
The pili tree grows widely in the Philippines and produces a hard-shelled nut whose kernel tastes similar to a sweet almond, making it a popular local snack, often roasted or candied. The same word names both the living tree and the nut it produces, much as apple can mean either the tree or the fruit. Outside the Philippines the nut is less familiar, though it is sometimes exported as a specialty food.
How PILI is used
Refers to the Philippine pili tree or its nut, familiar mainly in Philippine English and specialty food contexts.
- Vendors sold roasted pili nuts along the roadside.
- The garden had three young pili trees planted near the fence.
- She brought home a box of candied pili as a souvenir.
- Pili oil is pressed from the same nut used for snacking.
- The recipe called for chopped pili instead of almonds.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILI
9 longer words begin with PILI.
Words with PILI inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain PILI somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PILI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PILI
Common questions about PILI
- Is PILI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILI, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILI worth?
- PILI is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILI mean?
- A Philippine tree that produces an edible, almond-like nut, or the nut itself.
- What letters can be added to PILI?
- PILI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PILI:
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