BILLION is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. BILLION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILLION?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILLION is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILLION
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
billionsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILLION scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BILLION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does BILLION mean in Scrabble?
noun
The number equal to a thousand million, written 1,000,000,000.
In current usage a billion means a thousand millions. In older British usage it meant a million millions, so old texts can show a very different size. The word is also used loosely for any huge amount.
How BILLION is used
Billion is used for money, populations and large counts.
- The company earned a billion dollars last year.
- More than a billion people live in the country.
- A billion seconds is about thirty-two years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILLION and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILLION
5 longer words begin with BILLION.
Shorter words from the letters in BILLION
Common questions about BILLION
- Is BILLION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILLION, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILLION worth?
- BILLION is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILLION mean?
- The number equal to a thousand million, written 1,000,000,000.
- What letters can be added to BILLION?
- BILLION takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BILLION:
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