MILLIARD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. MILLIARD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MILLIARD?
| 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 MILLIARD is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MILLIARD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
milliardsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MILLIARD scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in MILLIARD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MILLIARD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MILLIARD mean in Scrabble?
noun
Britishhistorical
A thousand millions, the number now usually called a billion.
Milliard was used in Britain and much of Europe when a billion meant a million million. Once the American billion became the common standard, the milliard faded from English, though it survives in some other languages. Old financial reports still carry it.
How MILLIARD is used
Milliard is a dated term found in older British texts and translations.
- The treaty required the payment of a milliard in gold.
- A milliard francs were raised through the national loan.
- Few readers today recognise the word milliard.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MILLIARD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with MILLIARD
1 longer words begin with MILLIARD.
Shorter words from the letters in MILLIARD
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Common questions about MILLIARD
- Is MILLIARD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MILLIARD, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MILLIARD worth?
- MILLIARD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MILLIARD mean?
- A thousand millions, the number now usually called a billion.
- What letters can be added to MILLIARD?
- MILLIARD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of MILLIARD:
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