PILLAGE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. PILLAGE 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 PILLAGE?
| 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: 60 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILLAGE is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILLAGE
Front hooks — 1
spillageChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILLAGE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PILLAGE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 457,463.
What does PILLAGE mean in Scrabble?
verb
To rob a place violently and carry off its goods, especially in war.
To pillage is to strip a town or camp of whatever has value. As a noun the same word names the looting itself, and it implies a free-for-all rather than a planned seizure.
How PILLAGE is used
Pillage is used for the plundering of towns and territories, mostly in historical contexts.
- Raiders would pillage the coastal villages each summer.
- The army was ordered not to pillage the captured city.
- Pillage and fire left the region in ruins.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILLAGE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILLAGE
4 longer words begin with PILLAGE.
Shorter words from the letters in PILLAGE
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Common questions about PILLAGE
- Is PILLAGE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILLAGE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILLAGE worth?
- PILLAGE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILLAGE mean?
- To rob a place violently and carry off its goods, especially in war.
- What letters can be added to PILLAGE?
- PILLAGE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PILLAGE:
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