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What does pillory mean? Is pillory a Scrabble word?

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Is pillory a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word pillory is a Scrabble US word. The word pillory is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

P3I1L1L1O1R1Y4

Is pillory a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word pillory is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

P3I1L1L1O1R1Y4

Is pillory a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pillory is a Words With Friends word. The word pillory is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4I1L2L2O1R1Y3

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7-letter words (1 found)

PILLORY,

6-letter words (3 found)

PROLLY,PYLORI,ROPILY,

5-letter words (4 found)

POLLY,PRILL,PROLL,ROILY,

4-letter words (22 found)

ILLY,LILO,LILY,LIPO,LOIR,LORY,OILY,PILL,PILY,PIOY,PIRL,PLOY,POLL,POLY,PORY,PYRO,RILL,ROIL,ROLL,ROPY,YILL,YORP,

3-letter words (14 found)

ILL,LIP,LOP,LOR,LOY,OIL,PIR,PLY,POI,POL,PRO,PRY,RIP,YIP,

2-letter words (10 found)

IO,LI,LO,OI,OP,OR,OY,PI,PO,YO,

You can make 54 words from pillory according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pillory

pillory

Etymology

From Middle English pilory, pillorie, from Old French pilori, pellori, which is either from Old Occitan espilori or Latin pīla (“pillar”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪləɹi/

Noun

pillory (plural pillories)

  1. A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

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Verb

pillory (third-person singular simple present pillories, present participle pillorying, simple past and past participle pilloried)

  1. (transitive) To put in a pillory.
  2. (transitive) To subject to humiliation, scorn, ridicule or abuse.
  3. (transitive) To criticize harshly.

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