CEIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. CEIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CEIL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CEIL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CEIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CEIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in CEIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about CEIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does CEIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
technical
To cover the inner roof of a room with plaster, boards, or another lining, giving it a finished ceiling.
When builders ceil a room they finish its overhead surface, closing the space between the joists and hiding the rafters or beams above with plaster, boarding or similar material. The word describes exactly this covering action, not the ceiling itself, which is the noun formed from the same root. It is now mostly met in older building manuals and in dictionaries of building trades.
How CEIL is used
Rare outside older architectural writing; today builders usually say plaster or panel a ceiling instead.
- The carpenters were hired to ceil the attic before winter.
- They chose to ceil the hall with narrow wooden boards.
- An old manual explains how masons used to ceil a vaulted room with lime plaster.
- The cottage roof was never properly ceiled, so the beams still show.
- To ceil a room well, the boards must be fitted tightly against the joists.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CEIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of CEIL
The 4 tiles of CEIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with CEIL
13 longer words begin with CEIL.
Words with CEIL inside
3 words contain CEIL in the middle. Words that start with CEIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in CEIL
Common questions about CEIL
- Is CEIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CEIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CEIL worth?
- CEIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CEIL mean?
- To cover the inner roof of a room with plaster, boards, or another lining, giving it a finished ceiling.
- What letters can be added to CEIL?
- CEIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of CEIL:
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