BILL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILL?
| 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 BILL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What does BILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hard, projecting mouthpart of a bird, used for feeding, grooming and defence.
A bill can be broad and flat, as in a duck, or long and slender, as in a heron, and its shape usually matches the way a bird feeds. The same word is also used, quite separately in origin, for a written list of charges owed for goods or services and for a draft of a proposed law put before a parliament.
How BILL is used
Also very common for an invoice or a proposed law; the beak sense is the older meaning of the word.
- The duck dipped its bill under the water to feed.
- A heron's bill is long and sharp for catching fish.
- The puffin is known for its brightly coloured bill.
- She examined the bird's bill to identify the species.
- The parrot used its curved bill to crack the seed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILL
Showing 24 of 79 words that begin with BILL.
Words ending in BILL
Showing 24 of 34 words that end in BILL. Useful as a back hook: play BILL onto a word already on the board.
Words with BILL inside
Showing 24 of 71 words that contain BILL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BILL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BILL
Common questions about BILL
- Is BILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILL, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILL worth?
- BILL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILL mean?
- The hard, projecting mouthpart of a bird, used for feeding, grooming and defence.
- What letters can be added to BILL?
- BILL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BILL:
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