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Is piteous a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word piteous is a Scrabble US word. The word piteous is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

P3I1T1E1O1U1S1

Is piteous a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word piteous is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

P3I1T1E1O1U1S1

Is piteous a Words With Friends word?

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

P4I1T1E1O1U2S1

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7-letter words (2 found)

PITEOUS,TOUPIES,

6-letter words (8 found)

PISTOU,POSTIE,POTSIE,PUTOIS,SOPITE,SOUTIE,TOUPIE,UPTIES,

5-letter words (27 found)

ESTOP,ETUIS,PESTO,PIETS,PIOUS,PISTE,POETS,POISE,POSIT,POTES,POUTS,SETUP,SITUP,SPITE,SPOUT,STIPE,STOEP,STOPE,STOUP,STUPE,SUITE,TOISE,TOPES,TOPIS,TOUSE,UPSET,UPTIE,

4-letter words (53 found)

EPOS,ETUI,EUOI,OPES,OPTS,OPUS,OUPS,OUST,OUTS,PESO,PEST,PETS,PIES,PIET,PISE,PISO,PITS,POET,POIS,POSE,POST,POTE,POTS,POUT,PTUI,PUTS,SEPT,SIPE,SITE,SOUP,SOUT,SPET,SPIE,SPIT,SPOT,SPUE,STEP,STIE,STOP,SUET,SUIT,SUPE,TIES,TIPS,TOES,TOPE,TOPI,TOPS,TOSE,TUIS,TUPS,UTES,UTIS,

3-letter words (49 found)

EST,IOS,ISO,ITS,OES,OIS,OPE,OPS,OPT,OSE,OUP,OUS,OUT,PES,PET,PIE,PIS,PIT,PIU,POI,POS,POT,PSI,PST,PUS,PUT,SEI,SET,SIP,SIT,SOP,SOT,SOU,SUE,SUI,SUP,TES,TIE,TIP,TIS,TOE,TOP,TUI,TUP,UPO,UPS,USE,UTE,UTS,

2-letter words (22 found)

ES,ET,IO,IS,IT,OE,OI,OP,OS,OU,PE,PI,PO,SI,SO,ST,TE,TI,TO,UP,US,UT,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 162 words from piteous according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of piteous

piteous

Etymology

From Middle English pitous, from Old French piteus, pitus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

piteous (comparative more piteous, superlative most piteous)

  1. Provoking pity, compassion, or sympathy.
    Synonyms: heartbreaking, heartrending, lamentable, pathetic, pitiful
    • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, London: T. Payne & Son and T. Cadell, Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 4, p. 51,[1]
      […] my strength, madam, is almost all gone away, and when I do any hard work, it’s quite a piteous sight to see me, for I am all in a tremble after it, just as if I had an ague […]
  2. (obsolete) Showing devotion to God.
    Synonyms: devout, pious
  3. (obsolete) Showing compassion.
    Synonyms: compassionate, tender
  4. (obsolete) Of little importance or value.
    Synonyms: miserable, paltry, pathetic, mean, pitiful

Related terms

  • dispiteous
  • impiteous
  • piteously
  • pitiable
  • pitiful
  • pitisome

Translations

Anagrams

  • poustie

Source: wiktionary.org