BILABIAL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BILABIAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILABIAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILABIAL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILABIAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bilabialsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILABIAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BILABIAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BILABIAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BILABIAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Describing a speech sound made by bringing both lips together or close together.
Linguists group p, b and m as bilabial consonants because the lips meet to shape them. The term can also name such a sound as a noun.
How BILABIAL is used
Bilabial is a phonetics term that can be used as a noun or adjective.
- The letter p stands for a bilabial sound.
- Children usually master bilabial consonants first.
- A bilabial stop needs the lips to close fully.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILABIAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILABIAL
1 longer words begin with BILABIAL.
Shorter words from the letters in BILABIAL
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Common questions about BILABIAL
- Is BILABIAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILABIAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILABIAL worth?
- BILABIAL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILABIAL mean?
- Describing a speech sound made by bringing both lips together or close together.
- What letters can be added to BILABIAL?
- BILABIAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BILABIAL:
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