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PILLORY

“PILLORY” is a valid word.

12 Scrabble points
14 Words with Friends
7 letters

Definition

noun

  1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

verb

  1. expose to ridicule or public scorn
  2. punish by putting in a pillory
  3. criticize harshly or violently

< 7-letter words: PILLORY

6-letter words 2

  • pyloria small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum
  • ropily

5-letter words 2

  • prill
  • roily(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence

4-letter words 14

  • rollrotary motion of an object around its own axis
  • lilyany liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
  • pillsomething that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
  • pollan inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
  • ployan opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker
  • oilycontaining an unusual amount of grease or oil
  • poly
  • lorysmall brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
  • rilla small stream
  • ropyof or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong
  • illy
  • yill
  • roilbe agitated
  • pily

3-letter words 11

  • oila slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
  • illan often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
  • ripa dissolute man in fashionable society
  • proan athlete who plays for pay
  • lipeither of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
  • prya heavy iron lever with one end forged into a wedge
  • yipa sharp high-pitched cry (especially by a dog)
  • pola person active in party politics
  • plyone of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination
  • lopcut off from a whole
  • poiHawaiian dish of taro root pounded to a paste and often allowed to ferment

2-letter words 7

  • ora state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
  • yo
  • lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals
  • lo
  • op
  • oy
  • pithe ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle; approximately equal to 3.14159265358979323846...