THRILL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. THRILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THRILL?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful THRILL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THRILL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How THRILL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THRILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about THRILL
- THRILL gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does THRILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden wave of intense excitement or pleasure that you feel in the body as well as the mind.
People talk of the thrill of a fairground ride, of winning a close match or of hearing a favourite song live. The feeling is quick and sharp rather than lasting, which separates it from calm contentment. The word is also a verb for causing that feeling, and a thriller is a story built to deliver it.
How THRILL is used
Used in everyday and literary English; "thrill seeker" and "the thrill of the chase" are set phrases.
- There is no thrill like seeing your own name on a book cover.
- The thrill of the downhill race made her forget the cold.
- He felt a thrill run down his spine when the curtain rose.
- For the children, the first sight of snow was a real thrill.
- Skydiving offers a thrill that few other pastimes can match.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THRILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with THRILL
12 longer words begin with THRILL.
Shorter words from the letters in THRILL
Common questions about THRILL
- Is THRILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THRILL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THRILL worth?
- THRILL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THRILL mean?
- A sudden wave of intense excitement or pleasure that you feel in the body as well as the mind.
- What letters can be added to THRILL?
- THRILL takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THRILL:
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