Pilary
6 lettersadjectiverareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Covered with or consisting of fine soft hairs, used particularly in biological descriptions of plant or animal surfaces.
“The botanist noted the pilary texture of the leaf's underside, its fine hairs clearly visible under the hand lens.”
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Wordle
Ends in -ARY, starts with PIL, Y at the end acts as a vowel, rare technical adjective from biology
Scrabble
Worth 11 points, Y on end adds 4 points, rare adjective from biology but valid in major Scrabble dictionaries
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