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Is PILUS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, PILUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 7 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does PILUS mean?

  1. noun

    any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

    “there is a hair in my soup”

  2. noun

    hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

Scrabble
7
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5

P (3) + I (1) + L (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 7 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 PILUS

PILUS 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.

Anagrams of PILUS

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from PILUS

The 23 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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