PILOSE is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PILOSE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PILOSE?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PILOSE is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PILOSE
No single letter turns PILOSE into another word.
How PILOSE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in PILOSE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 43,115.
What stands out about PILOSE
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PILOSE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botanyzoology
Covered with fine, soft, sparsely scattered hairs.
Botanists and entomologists use pilose to describe a surface, such as a leaf, stem, or insect body, that carries a light, even coat of delicate hairs rather than the dense wool implied by woolly or the stiff bristles implied by hispid. Field guides rely on this precise distinction to separate closely related species that differ mainly in hair type. The word comes from the Latin pilus, meaning a single hair.
How PILOSE is used
Technical; used in botanical and zoological description rather than everyday speech.
- The stem is pilose near the base and smooth higher up.
- A pilose leaf feels faintly soft rather than rough.
- The beetle's pilose back distinguishes it from its smooth-bodied relative.
- Botanists noted the pilose underside of every specimen collected.
- Under a lens the petal proved finely pilose.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PILOSE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PILOSE
The 6 tiles of PILOSE in a different order — 2 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PILOSE
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Common questions about PILOSE
- Is PILOSE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PILOSE, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PILOSE worth?
- PILOSE is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PILOSE mean?
- Covered with fine, soft, sparsely scattered hairs.
- What letters can be added to PILOSE?
- No single letter can be added to PILOSE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of PILOSE:
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