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DRILLS

6 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What DRILLS Means

DRILLS is a form of DRILL, which means:

  1. verb: make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool“don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”
  2. verb: train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons
  3. noun: a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)
  4. noun: similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

DRILLS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as D2 R1 I1 L1 L1 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In DRILLS

26 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.

5 letter words (4)

4 letter words (9)

3 letter words (8)

2 letter words (5)

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