TWIBIL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. TWIBIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWIBIL?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWIBIL is to know. It scores 11 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWIBIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TWIBIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TWIBIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What does TWIBIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaic
A double-bladed battle-axe, or a tool like a mattock with two flat cutting ends.
The twibil is an old English word for a two-edged axe, and writers of medieval history use it for the weapon carried by a footman in battle. The name literally describes a thing with two bills, or cutting blades. It was also applied to a farm and carpentry tool resembling a pickaxe with flat ends, one set parallel to the handle and one across it, and the spelling twibill is the same word.
How TWIBIL is used
Archaic; met in historical writing and older dictionaries.
- The knight swung his twibil at the shield.
- A rusted twibil hung over the hearth of the old hall.
- The farmer cleared the roots with a heavy twibil.
- In the museum a twibil lay beside a row of helmets.
- The poem describes a warrior with a twibil in both hands.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWIBIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TWIBIL
3 longer words begin with TWIBIL.
Shorter words from the letters in TWIBIL
Common questions about TWIBIL
- Is TWIBIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWIBIL, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWIBIL worth?
- TWIBIL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWIBIL mean?
- A double-bladed battle-axe, or a tool like a mattock with two flat cutting ends.
- What letters can be added to TWIBIL?
- TWIBIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TWIBIL:
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