Is PILLAGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PILLAGING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PILLAGING mean?
- noun
the act of stealing valuable things from a place
“the plundering of the Parthenon”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + A (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 PILLAGING
PILLAGING 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 PILLAGING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- palling10
- pilling10
- gaping10
- paging10
- piggin10
- galling9
- gilling9
- gingall9
- paling9
- piling9
- galing8
- gingal8
- aping8
- piing8
- ailing7
- nilgai7
- aging7
- lapin7
- lipin7
- piani7
- plain7
- pang7
- ping7
- algin6
- align6
- glial6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- gang6
- giga6
- lipa6
- nipa6
- pail6
- pain6
- pali6
- pall6
- pial6
- pian6
- pili6
- pill6
- pina6
- plan6
- gap6
- gip6
- pig6
- ilial5
- agin5
- gain5
- gall5
- gill5
- glia5
- lang5
- ling5
- alp5
- gag5
- gig5
- igg5
- lap5
- lip5
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