PIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PIOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PIOUS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PIOUS
No single letter turns PIOUS into another word.
How PIOUS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
What stands out about PIOUS
- PIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does PIOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Deeply devoted to religious duties and beliefs, or showing outward reverence for them.
A pious person keeps to religious practice as a matter of course, whether through private prayer or public observance, and the word usually carries approval when it describes real devotion. It can also turn critical: a pious remark or a pious hope is one dressed up in righteous language without much substance behind it, and a pious fraud is a deception excused because it was meant well. The two uses sit close together in English, so context decides whether pious praises faith or quietly doubts it. The word traces back to Latin pius, meaning dutiful, which is also where piety comes from.
How PIOUS is used
Used straightforwardly of genuine devotion, but often ironic when paired with hope, wish or platitude to suggest empty sentiment.
- The pious old woman lit a candle every evening without fail.
- He gave a pious little speech that convinced nobody in the room.
- Their pious hope was that the war would simply end on its own.
- The monastery was known for its quietly pious way of life.
- She rolled her eyes at his pious lecture on honesty.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PIOUS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PIOUS
3 longer words begin with PIOUS.
Words ending in PIOUS
3 words end in PIOUS. Useful as a back hook: play PIOUS onto a word already on the board.
Words with PIOUS inside
6 words contain PIOUS in the middle. Words that start with PIOUS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PIOUS
Common questions about PIOUS
- Is PIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PIOUS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PIOUS worth?
- PIOUS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PIOUS mean?
- Deeply devoted to religious duties and beliefs, or showing outward reverence for them.
- What letters can be added to PIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to PIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PIOUS:
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