WILI is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. WILI is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WILI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WILI is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WILI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wilisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WILI scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WILI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does WILI mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
In Slavic folklore and the ballet Giselle, a spirit of a young woman who died before her wedding and returns to haunt the night.
A wili is said to rise from her grave at night and dance any man she meets to death, taking revenge for a love that was cut short by death before marriage. The word entered English mainly through the famous romantic ballet Giselle, where a group of these spirits, the wilis, forms the central image of the second act.
How WILI is used
Appears almost exclusively in writing about the ballet Giselle or about Slavic and Central European folklore.
- The second act of the ballet shows a wili rising from her grave.
- In the legend, a wili lures travellers into the forest at midnight.
- The choreography gave the wili a light, unearthly movement.
- Old folk tales describe the wili as pale and dressed in white.
- Critics praised the dancer's portrayal of the tragic wili.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WILI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WILI
7 longer words begin with WILI.
Words with WILI inside
10 words contain WILI in the middle. Words that start with WILI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WILI
Common questions about WILI
- Is WILI valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WILI is not in it.
- How many points is WILI worth?
- WILI is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WILI mean?
- In Slavic folklore and the ballet Giselle, a spirit of a young woman who died before her wedding and returns to haunt the night.
- What letters can be added to WILI?
- WILI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WILI:
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