YILL is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. YILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept YILL?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful YILL is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for YILL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
yillsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How YILL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in YILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| y | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 36,308.
What stands out about YILL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does YILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
A Scots word for ale or beer.
Yill is the Scots word for the same malted, fermented drink that English calls ale. It appears in older songs, proverbs and dialect writing about drinking and hospitality.
How YILL is used
Regional; met mainly in Scots dialect writing and older sayings.
- They shared a jug of yill at the inn.
- The old song praises a good cup of yill.
- He brewed his own yill every autumn.
- Guests were welcomed with bread and yill.
- The proverb warns against too much yill on an empty stomach.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of YILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of YILL
The 4 tiles of YILL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with YILL
3 longer words begin with YILL.
Shorter words from the letters in YILL
Common questions about YILL
- Is YILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts YILL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is YILL worth?
- YILL is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does YILL mean?
- A Scots word for ale or beer.
- What letters can be added to YILL?
- YILL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of YILL:
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