RILLE is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. RILLE 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 RILLE?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful RILLE is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for RILLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How RILLE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in RILLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does RILLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A long, groove-like depression winding across a planetary surface, most often observed on the Moon.
Rille comes from the German word for groove, and astronomers adopted it to describe the winding or straight channels visible on the lunar surface through telescopes and later in spacecraft images. Some rilles are believed to be collapsed lava tubes, while others formed from the flow of ancient volcanic material across the surface. The Apollo missions studied several prominent rilles up close, including one that runs near the Apollo 15 landing site. The term is used in planetary geology more generally, not only for features on the Moon.
How RILLE is used
Technical, used mainly in astronomy and planetary geology.
- The astronauts drove along the edge of a lunar rille.
- Photographs from orbit revealed a long, winding rille.
- Scientists debated whether the rille was carved by ancient lava.
- The telescope image showed a shadowy rille near the crater.
- A similar rille has been observed on the surface of Mars.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of RILLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of RILLE
The 5 tiles of RILLE in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with RILLE
5 longer words begin with RILLE.
Words ending in RILLE
6 words end in RILLE. Useful as a back hook: play RILLE onto a word already on the board.
Words with RILLE inside
Showing 24 of 50 words that contain RILLE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with RILLE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in RILLE
Common questions about RILLE
- Is RILLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts RILLE, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is RILLE worth?
- RILLE is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does RILLE mean?
- A long, groove-like depression winding across a planetary surface, most often observed on the Moon.
- What letters can be added to RILLE?
- RILLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of RILLE:
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