FRILL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FRILL 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 FRILL?
| 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 FRILL is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FRILL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FRILL scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FRILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does FRILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A decorative strip of gathered or pleated fabric sewn onto a garment as trimming, or, more broadly, an unnecessary extra feature added for effect rather than necessity.
A frill of lace or ruffled cloth traditionally decorates the edge of a collar, cuff, or hem, adding a soft, layered look without serving any structural purpose. Naturalists borrowed the same word for the fringe of feathers or hair around the neck of certain birds and animals, and paleontologists use it for the bony plate behind the skull of horned dinosaurs like Triceratops. In everyday speech, calling something a frill means it is a pleasant but unnecessary extra, as when a basic flight offers no frills beyond a seat and a seatbelt. This figurative sense lets people describe a plain, no-frills product as stripped of every optional comfort.
How FRILL is used
Literal for decorative fabric trim or natural fringe on animals; figurative, often plural, for unnecessary extra features.
- Her dress had a delicate frill along the collar.
- The rooster's frill of feathers puffed up when threatened.
- The dinosaur's bony frill likely helped attract mates.
- The budget hotel offered no frills beyond a clean bed.
- A single frill of lace trimmed the edge of the tablecloth.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FRILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FRILL
14 longer words begin with FRILL.
Shorter words from the letters in FRILL
Common questions about FRILL
- Is FRILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FRILL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FRILL worth?
- FRILL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FRILL mean?
- A decorative strip of gathered or pleated fabric sewn onto a garment as trimming, or, more broadly, an unnecessary extra feature added for effect rather than necessity.
- What letters can be added to FRILL?
- FRILL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FRILL:
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