Definitions For Pillar

noun

  • (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
  • A vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)
  • A fundamental principle or practice
  • A prominent supporter
  • Anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower
  • A large post that helps to hold up something (such as a roof)
  • Someone who is an important member of a group
  • A basic fact, idea, or principle of something

Is Pillar 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
8
Words with Friends
11

The word Pillar is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Pillar in a Sentence

  • The ancient Greek temple boasted graceful marble pillars with richly ornamented tops
  • My father has been my pillar throughout this crisis

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