PILUS — 5 letter word
pilus
The word pilus has 5 letters: P, I, L, U, S. It contains 2 vowels and 3 consonants. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Pilus has 1 anagram: pulis. As a noun, it means "hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism".
5 letter word "pilus": P I L U S — noun
Scrabble score: 7 Words With Friends score: 10
Letter analysis of pilus
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| L | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| U | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
2 vowels, 3 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of pilus
noun
- hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
- any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal Synonyms: hair
Anagrams of pilus(1)
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