Definition of pillories

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • pillories is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • pillories is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • pillories is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of pillories


  • expose to ridicule or public scorn (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. gibbet
  • criticize harshly or violently (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. blast
    2. crucify
    3. savage
  • 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 (noun)
  • punish by putting in a pillory (verb)

See definition of pillories in Merriam Webster