BOATBILL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. BOATBILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOATBILL?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOATBILL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOATBILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boatbillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOATBILL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in BOATBILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 2 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so BOATBILL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does BOATBILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A tropical American heron with a very broad, flat bill shaped like a boat.
Boatbill describes a bird whose bill looks like an upturned boat, and the name also fits some flycatchers of New Guinea. The heron is nocturnal and feeds along mangrove swamps and river banks.
How BOATBILL is used
Boatbill is a common name for certain birds with broad flattened bills.
- We saw a boatbill roosting in the mangroves.
- The boatbill hunts at night in shallow water.
- A guide pointed out the boatbill with its black crest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOATBILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOATBILL
1 longer words begin with BOATBILL.
Shorter words from the letters in BOATBILL
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Common questions about BOATBILL
- Is BOATBILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOATBILL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOATBILL worth?
- BOATBILL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOATBILL mean?
- A tropical American heron with a very broad, flat bill shaped like a boat.
- What letters can be added to BOATBILL?
- BOATBILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of BOATBILL:
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