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TRILL

5 letters, 5 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What TRILL Means

  1. noun: a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it
  2. noun: the articulation of a consonant (especially the consonant ‘r’) with a rapid flutter of the tongue against the palate or uvula“he pronounced his R's with a distinct trill”
  3. verb: pronounce with a trill, of the phoneme /r/“Some speakers trill their r's”
  4. verb: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

TRILL is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as T1 R1 I1 L1 L1.

Words Made From The Letters In TRILL

11 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 (4)

3 letter words (4)

2 letter words (3)

Longer Words Containing TRILL

TRILL appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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