What DRILL Means
- verb: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool“don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
- verb: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
- noun: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
- noun: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
DRILL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 6 in Scrabble and 6 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 R1 I1 L1 L1.
Words Made From The Letters In DRILL
9 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
4 letter words (3)
3 letter words (3)
2 letter words (3)
Longer Words Containing DRILL
DRILL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.
CUADRILLACUADRILLASDRILLABLEDRILLEDDRILLERDRILLERSDRILLHOLEDRILLHOLESDRILLINGDRILLINGSDRILLSDRILLSHIPDRILLSHIPSDRILLSTOCKESCADRILLEESPADRILLEHYDRILLAHYDRILLASMANDRILLMANDRILLSPREDRILLPREDRILLEDPREDRILLSQUADRILLEQUADRILLEDQUADRILLERQUADRILLESREDRILLREDRILLEDREDRILLINGREDRILLSTENDRILLARTENDRILLEDTREDRILLETREDRILLESUNDRILLED
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