DILL is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DILL?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DILL is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DILL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DILL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 18,154.
What does DILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A herb with thin, feathery leaves and a mild, slightly sweet flavour, used in cooking and pickling.
Dill is grown for its soft, thread-like leaves and small seeds. Both add a light aniseed-like taste to dishes such as fish, soups and, most famously, pickled cucumbers.
How DILL is used
Common in cookery and gardening contexts.
- She sprinkled fresh dill over the salmon before serving.
- The pickles were flavoured with dill and garlic.
- Dill grew tall and feathery along the garden fence.
- He added chopped dill to the potato salad.
- The soup had a light taste of dill and lemon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DILL
16 longer words begin with DILL.
Words ending in DILL
2 words end in DILL. Useful as a back hook: play DILL onto a word already on the board.
Words with DILL inside
Showing 24 of 63 words that contain DILL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DILL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DILL
Common questions about DILL
- Is DILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DILL, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DILL worth?
- DILL is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DILL mean?
- A herb with thin, feathery leaves and a mild, slightly sweet flavour, used in cooking and pickling.
- What letters can be added to DILL?
- DILL takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DILL:
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