PILLION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. PILLION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILLION?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILLION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILLION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pillionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PILLION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in PILLION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does PILLION mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A seat for a passenger behind the driver of a motorcycle, or a cushion behind a horse rider.
The pillion was once a pad strapped behind a saddle for a second rider, often a woman. Today it mostly means the back seat of a motorbike. To ride pillion is to travel as the passenger.
How PILLION is used
Pillion is common in British English about motorcycles.
- She rode pillion all the way to the coast.
- The motorbike had no room for a pillion passenger.
- A helmet is required for the pillion rider too.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILLION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PILLION
5 longer words begin with PILLION.
Shorter words from the letters in PILLION
Common questions about PILLION
- Is PILLION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILLION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILLION worth?
- PILLION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILLION mean?
- A seat for a passenger behind the driver of a motorcycle, or a cushion behind a horse rider.
- What letters can be added to PILLION?
- PILLION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of PILLION:
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