ZILL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. ZILL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ZILL?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ZILL is to know. It scores 13 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ZILL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How ZILL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in ZILL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| z | 1 | 1 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 72,615.
What does ZILL mean in Scrabble?
noun
music
A small finger cymbal used in belly dance.
Zills are worn in pairs on the thumb and middle finger of each hand, so a dancer plays four at once. The word is Turkish, and the Arabic name for the same instrument is quite different.
How ZILL is used
Countable, usually plural: zills.
- A dancer wears four zills and plays them all.
- The word zill is Turkish.
- Two zills on one hand and two on the other.
- Arabic has a different name for the same instrument as zill.
- A zill is a cymbal small enough for a finger.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ZILL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ZILL
11 longer words begin with ZILL.
Words with ZILL inside
11 words contain ZILL in the middle. Words that start with ZILL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in ZILL
Common questions about ZILL
- Is ZILL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ZILL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ZILL worth?
- ZILL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ZILL mean?
- A small finger cymbal used in belly dance.
- What letters can be added to ZILL?
- ZILL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of ZILL:
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