pilates

Not valid in Scrabble

It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/pɪˈlɑːtiːz/

Definition of pilates

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.
    “"Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla."”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)A physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates.
    “"Watto will spend the entire winter stretching and doing Pilates, and do a hamstring after bending down to pick up his petrol cap after dropping it filling his car at Caltex Cronulla."”
  2. (alt-of, uncountable)Alternative letter-case form of Pilates.
    “"And they don't do pilates, they do yoga," the voiceover man says.”

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Etymology

Named after German physical trainer Joseph Pilates.

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