PILLAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PILLAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILLAR?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILLAR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILLAR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pillarsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILLAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PILLAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 204,399.
What does PILLAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tall vertical support, usually of stone or metal, that holds up part of a building or stands alone as a monument.
A pillar differs from a plain post mainly in scale and purpose: it often carries real structural weight, though the word is used just as often for something ceremonial that supports nothing at all. From this physical sense English built the figurative pillar of the community, someone whose steady presence holds a group together the way stone holds up a roof. Architecture and metaphor have shared the word for centuries.
How PILLAR is used
Countable; used both literally in architecture and figuratively for a dependable person or institution.
- Four stone pillars mark the entrance to the old courthouse.
- She was called a pillar of the small town for her decades of charity work.
- The bridge rests on concrete pillars sunk deep into the riverbed.
- Cracks in the pillar worried the building inspector.
- His steady temperament made him a pillar for the whole team.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILLAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILLAR
6 longer words begin with PILLAR.
Shorter words from the letters in PILLAR
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Common questions about PILLAR
- Is PILLAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILLAR, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILLAR worth?
- PILLAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILLAR mean?
- A tall vertical support, usually of stone or metal, that holds up part of a building or stands alone as a monument.
- What letters can be added to PILLAR?
- PILLAR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PILLAR:
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