DISTILL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DISTILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTILL?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTILL is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISTILL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISTILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does DISTILL mean in Scrabble?
verb
North American
To purify a liquid by heating it until it vaporizes, then cooling the vapour back into liquid.
To distill is the process behind spirits, fragrances and clean water. Figuratively, writers distill a long text into its essential meaning.
How DISTILL is used
American spelling distill; the British form distil is described separately.
- They distill whisky in copper stills.
- The chemist will distill the mixture twice.
- Try to distill your argument into one line.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISTILL
16 longer words begin with DISTILL.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTILL
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Common questions about DISTILL
- Is DISTILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTILL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTILL worth?
- DISTILL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTILL mean?
- To purify a liquid by heating it until it vaporizes, then cooling the vapour back into liquid.
- What letters can be added to DISTILL?
- DISTILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISTILL:
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