Is BILLETS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BILLETS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BILLETS mean?
Billets 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
- Scrabble
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 12
- Letters
- 7
B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 9 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 BILLETS
BILLETS 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 BILLETS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- billet8
- blites8
- libels8
- bells7
- belts7
- biles7
- bills7
- bites7
- blest7
- blets7
- blite7
- libel7
- illest6
- listel6
- bell6
- bels6
- belt6
- best6
- bets6
- bile6
- bill6
- bise6
- bite6
- bits6
- blet6
- libs6
- islet5
- istle5
- lilts5
- lisle5
- lites5
- stile5
- still5
- tells5
- tiles5
- tills5
- bel5
- bes5
- bet5
- bis5
- bit5
- lib5
- sib5
- ells4
- ills4
- isle4
- leis4
- lest4
- lets4
- lies4
- lilt4
- list4
- lite4
- lits4
- sell4
- sill4
- silt4
- site4
- slit4
- tell4
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