BILLYCOCK is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. BILLYCOCK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 26 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BILLYCOCK?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BILLYCOCK is to know. It scores 22 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BILLYCOCK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
billycocksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BILLYCOCK scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in BILLYCOCK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BILLYCOCK has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BILLYCOCK mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britisharchaic
A hard felt hat with a round crown and a narrow brim, resembling a bowler.
The billycock was a common headgear for working men and gamekeepers in nineteenth-century Britain. Today the word survives mainly in period novels and costume descriptions. It points to a style, not a modern fashion.
How BILLYCOCK is used
Dated British term, met chiefly in historical fiction and discussions of old clothing.
- The gamekeeper tipped his billycock as we passed.
- A battered billycock sat on the peg by the door.
- He wore a tweed coat and a dark billycock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BILLYCOCK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BILLYCOCK
1 longer words begin with BILLYCOCK.
Shorter words from the letters in BILLYCOCK
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Common questions about BILLYCOCK
- Is BILLYCOCK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BILLYCOCK, where it scores 26 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BILLYCOCK worth?
- BILLYCOCK is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BILLYCOCK mean?
- A hard felt hat with a round crown and a narrow brim, resembling a bowler.
- What letters can be added to BILLYCOCK?
- BILLYCOCK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of BILLYCOCK:
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