SAWBILL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. SAWBILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SAWBILL?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SAWBILL is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SAWBILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sawbillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SAWBILL scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in SAWBILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,059 thousand.
What does SAWBILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A fish-eating diving duck with a thin, hooked bill edged with teeth; a merganser.
The sawbill grips slippery fish with the serrated edge of its beak. In the field it is told from other ducks by its crest and long narrow bill.
How SAWBILL is used
The word sawbill is an old name for the merganser.
- A sawbill dived beneath the river surface.
- The sawbill caught a small trout.
- Hunters once called the merganser a sawbill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SAWBILL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SAWBILL
1 longer words begin with SAWBILL.
Shorter words from the letters in SAWBILL
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Common questions about SAWBILL
- Is SAWBILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SAWBILL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SAWBILL worth?
- SAWBILL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SAWBILL mean?
- A fish-eating diving duck with a thin, hooked bill edged with teeth; a merganser.
- What letters can be added to SAWBILL?
- SAWBILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of SAWBILL:
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