Is BILLETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BILLETING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BILLETING mean?
Billeting is a form of BILLET.
- noun
a short personal letter
“drop me a line when you get there”
- noun
lodging for military personnel (especially in a private home)
- noun
a job in an organization
“he occupied a post in the treasury”
- verb
provide housing for (military personnel)
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for BILLETING
BILLETING has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from BILLETING
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- libeling11
- belling10
- belting10
- billing10
- biting9
- giblet9
- gillnet8
- lignite8
- lilting8
- telling8
- tilling8
- billet8
- billie8
- niblet8
- begin8
- being8
- bilge8
- binge8
- bling8
- gentil7
- gillie7
- ignite7
- tieing7
- tiling7
- tingle7
- binit7
- blent7
- blini7
- blite7
- libel7
- bing7
- gibe7
- glib7
- illite6
- lentil6
- lintel6
- nielli6
- genii6
- glint6
- ingle6
- legit6
- tinge6
- bell6
- belt6
- bent6
- bile6
- bill6
- bine6
- bint6
- bite6
- blet6
- blin6
- beg6
- big6
- gib6
- elint5
- inlet5
- intel5
- gelt5
- gent5
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