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Is pileus a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pileus is a Scrabble US word. The word pileus is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

P3I1L1E1U1S1

Is pileus a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pileus is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

P3I1L1E1U1S1

Is pileus a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pileus is a Words With Friends word. The word pileus is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4I1L2E1U2S1

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6-letter words (2 found)

EPULIS,PILEUS,

5-letter words (16 found)

ILEUS,LIEUS,LIPES,PILES,PILUS,PLIES,PLUES,PULES,PULIS,PULSE,PUSLE,SLIPE,SPEIL,SPIEL,SPILE,SPULE,

4-letter words (28 found)

ISLE,LEIS,LEPS,LIES,LIEU,LIPE,LIPS,LISP,LUES,PELS,PIES,PILE,PISE,PLIE,PLUE,PLUS,PULE,PULI,PULS,SEIL,SILE,SIPE,SLIP,SLUE,SPIE,SPUE,SUPE,ULES,

3-letter words (26 found)

ELS,LEI,LEP,LES,LEU,LIE,LIP,LIS,PEL,PES,PIE,PIS,PIU,PLU,PSI,PUL,PUS,SEI,SEL,SIP,SUE,SUI,SUP,ULE,UPS,USE,

2-letter words (9 found)

EL,ES,IS,LI,PE,PI,SI,UP,US,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 82 words from pileus according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pileus

pileus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pilleus (“a felt cap”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪliəs/
  • Rhymes: -ɪliəs
  • Homophone: pileous

Noun

pileus (plural pilei)

  1. (mycology) The cap of a mushroom.
    Meronym: hymenium
  2. The bell of a jellyfish.
  3. (meteorology) A small thin cloud attached to a cumulus cloud.
    Synonyms: cap cloud, scarf cloud
    Hypernym: accessory cloud
  4. (historical, Ancient Rome) A conical felt hat worn in Ancient Rome and Greece.
    Coordinate term: Phrygian cap
  5. The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to the nape.
    Synonym: crown

Translations

Further reading

  • pileus (meteorology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • pileus (hat) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • pileus (mycology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • epulis

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpiː.le.us/, [ˈpiːɫ̪eʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.le.us/, [ˈpiːleus]

Noun

pīleus m (genitive pīleī); second declension

  1. Alternative spelling of pilleus

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Descendants

  • Spanish: píleo

References

  • (pill-) pīlĕus (pill-) in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,181/1.

Source: wiktionary.org