BILING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. BILING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept BILING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILING is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILING
No single letter turns BILING into another word.
How BILING scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in BILING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 229,948.
What does BILING mean in Scrabble?
BILING is the -ing form (present participle) of BILE.
BILE(noun) — A bitter greenish-yellow fluid produced by the liver that helps to digest fats.
Words starting with BILING
9 longer words begin with BILING.
Shorter words from the letters in BILING
Common questions about BILING
- Is BILING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and BILING is not in it.
- How many points is BILING worth?
- BILING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BILING?
- No single letter can be added to BILING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of BILING:
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