BILLABONG is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. BILLABONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILLABONG?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILLABONG is to know. It scores 14 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILLABONG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
billabongsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILLABONG scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BILLABONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BILLABONG has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BILLABONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Australian
A stagnant pool or backwater left beside a river after its channel has shifted or the flood has receded.
In dry country a billabong is a vital water source for birds and animals, and it appears in Australian folk song and stories. The pool is cut off from the main stream and is refilled only when the river rises.
How BILLABONG is used
Used in Australian English for a pool, and famously in the song about a swagman camping by one.
- Ducks gathered on the billabong at the edge of the farm.
- The swagman made camp beside a quiet billabong.
- After the floods, the billabong stayed full for weeks.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILLABONG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILLABONG
1 longer words begin with BILLABONG.
Shorter words from the letters in BILLABONG
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Common questions about BILLABONG
- Is BILLABONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILLABONG, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILLABONG worth?
- BILLABONG is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILLABONG mean?
- A stagnant pool or backwater left beside a river after its channel has shifted or the flood has receded.
- What letters can be added to BILLABONG?
- BILLABONG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BILLABONG:
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