SHRILL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. SHRILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SHRILL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SHRILL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SHRILL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SHRILL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SHRILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 459,897.
What stands out about SHRILL
- SHRILL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SHRILL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Sharp and high-pitched in sound, often piercing or unpleasant to hear.
Shrill describes whistles, alarms, voices and cries that cut through other noise. It can also be used of a complaint or demand that is loud and insistent, as in a shrill protest. The word probably imitates the sound, and it is also a verb meaning to cry out in this way.
How SHRILL is used
Common in everyday and literary writing.
- A shrill whistle echoed down the street.
- The baby let out a shrill cry.
- Her shrill laugh filled the hallway.
- The alarm gave a shrill ring at six.
- He was tired of the shrill tone of the debate.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SHRILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SHRILL
11 longer words begin with SHRILL.
Shorter words from the letters in SHRILL
Common questions about SHRILL
- Is SHRILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SHRILL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SHRILL worth?
- SHRILL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SHRILL mean?
- Sharp and high-pitched in sound, often piercing or unpleasant to hear.
- What letters can be added to SHRILL?
- SHRILL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SHRILL:
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