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Is BILLOWS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, BILLOWS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does BILLOWS mean?

Billows is a form of BILLOW.

  1. verb

    rise up as if in waves

    “smoke billowed up into the sky”

  2. noun

    a large sea wave

  3. verb

    move with great difficulty

    “The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed”

  4. verb

    rise and move, as in waves or billows

    “The army surged forward”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

15

Words With Friends

7

Letters

B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + O (1) + W (4) + S (1) = 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 BILLOWS

BILLOWS 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 BILLOWS

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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