Is BILLINGSGATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BILLINGSGATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BILLINGSGATES mean?
Billingsgates is a form of BILLINGSGATE.
- noun
foul-mouthed or obscene abuse
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
23
Words With Friends
13
Letters
B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + S (1) + G (2) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 BILLINGSGATES
BILLINGSGATES 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 BILLINGSGATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- billingsgate16
- legislating13
- bagginess13
- beaglings13
- begalling13
- legalising12
- abseiling12
- basseting12
- beastings12
- biestings12
- billeting12
- blastings12
- ignitable12
- litigable12
- stablings12
- tangibles12
- baggiest12
- beagling12
- gigabits12
- tasselling11
- ballsiest11
- bastilles11
- galleting11
- gangliest11
- gingellis11
- libelants11
- libelists11
- niggliest11
- sibilants11
- sibilates11
- slaggiest11
- snaggiest11
- stabilise11
- ballsing11
- bastings11
- bealings11
- beatings11
- bellings11
- beltings11
- biassing11
- bilgiest11
- billings11
- blasting11
- bleating11
- blessing11
- blissing11
- glibness11
- labeling11
- libeling11
- siblings11
- singable11
- stabling11
- tablings11
- tangible11
- baggies11
- biggest11
- biggies11
- biggins11
- bilging11
- gabling11
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