BILK is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. BILK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILK?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILK is to know. It scores 10 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bilksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILK scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BILK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 54,461.
What does BILK mean in Scrabble?
verb
To cheat somebody out of money.
Bilk began as a term in cribbage for spoiling an opponent's score and moved to cheating in general. Its origin is probably a variant of balk, which fits the idea of blocking somebody.
How BILK is used
Bilked, bilking. Takes a person as object.
- They bilked the fund of eleven thousand over four years.
- The word bilk began as a term in cribbage.
- Bilking a landlord is an old offence with an old name.
- A bilk in the card game spoils the other player's score.
- The origin of bilk is probably a variant of balk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILK and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILK
5 longer words begin with BILK.
Shorter words from the letters in BILK
Common questions about BILK
- Is BILK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILK, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILK worth?
- BILK is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILK mean?
- To cheat somebody out of money.
- What letters can be added to BILK?
- BILK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BILK:
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