Is PILGRIMS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PILGRIMS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PILGRIMS mean?
Pilgrims is a form of PILGRIM.
- noun
someone who journeys in foreign lands
- noun
one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620
- noun
someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
8
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + G (2) + R (1) + I (1) + M (3) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for PILGRIMS
PILGRIMS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from PILGRIMS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pilgrim12
- gimps10
- impis9
- limps9
- primi9
- prims9
- prism9
- gimp9
- glims8
- grips8
- prigs8
- sprig8
- impi8
- imps8
- limp8
- mips8
- prim8
- simp8
- pilis7
- gips7
- glim7
- grim7
- grip7
- migs7
- pigs7
- prig7
- imp7
- girls6
- sigil6
- lips6
- lisp6
- mils6
- miri6
- mirs6
- pili6
- rims6
- rips6
- slim6
- slip6
- gip6
- mig6
- pig6
- girl5
- rigs5
- ism5
- lip5
- mil5
- mir5
- mis5
- pis5
- psi5
- rim5
- rip5
- sim5
- sip5
- iris4
- liri4
- gis4
- rig4
- sig4
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