BILLBUG is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BILLBUG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILLBUG?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILLBUG is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILLBUG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
billbugsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILLBUG scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BILLBUG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 24,703 thousand.
What does BILLBUG mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small weevil with a long snout whose larvae feed on grasses and cereal crops.
Billbugs are a lawn and farm pest, and their grubs chew the stems and roots of turf and corn. The name comes from the bill-like snout, which the adult uses to bore into plant tissue.
How BILLBUG is used
Used by gardeners and farmers for weevils that damage grasses and grain.
- A billbug had tunnelled into the stem of the young corn.
- Brown patches in the lawn can point to a billbug problem.
- The farmer sprayed to control each billbug outbreak.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILLBUG and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILLBUG
1 longer words begin with BILLBUG.
Shorter words from the letters in BILLBUG
Common questions about BILLBUG
- Is BILLBUG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILLBUG, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILLBUG worth?
- BILLBUG is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILLBUG mean?
- A small weevil with a long snout whose larvae feed on grasses and cereal crops.
- What letters can be added to BILLBUG?
- BILLBUG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BILLBUG:
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