Definitions For Pillory

noun

  • 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
  • A device that was used in the past for punishing someone in public and that consists of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked

verb

  • Criticize harshly or violently
  • Punish by putting in a pillory
  • Expose to ridicule or public scorn
  • To publicly criticize (someone) in a very harsh way

Is Pillory a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Pillory is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pillory in a Sentence

  • The press pilloried the judge for her decision.

Synonyms for Pillory

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