Is PLAYBILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PLAYBILLS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PLAYBILLS mean?
Playbills is a form of PLAYBILL.
- noun
a theatrical program
“he couldn't find her name on the playbill”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + L (1) + A (1) + Y (4) + B (3) + I (1) + L (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 16 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 PLAYBILLS
PLAYBILLS 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 PLAYBILLS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- playbill15
- pliably14
- syllabi12
- ballsy11
- bialys11
- psylla11
- pibals10
- bally10
- bialy10
- billy10
- pally10
- palsy10
- plays10
- sibyl10
- splay10
- allyls9
- blips9
- pibal9
- ably9
- abys9
- bays9
- paly9
- pays9
- pily9
- play9
- pyas9
- spay9
- yaps9
- yips9
- allyl8
- sally8
- silly8
- slily8
- yills8
- baps8
- blip8
- aby8
- bay8
- bys8
- pay8
- ply8
- pya8
- spy8
- yap8
- yip8
- bails7
- balls7
- basil7
- bills7
- lapis7
- lipas7
- pails7
- palis7
- palls7
- pills7
- spail7
- spall7
- spill7
- ally7
- illy7
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