Is BILLION a word?
BILLION is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends, has 7 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 27 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, BILLION is a valid word.
What does billion mean?
noun: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
BILLION: word details
- Pronunciation: BIHL-yuhn (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 7 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 33,192 7-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 9 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 13 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside billion
Words you can make from the letters of billion.
Solve a whole rack, not just BILLION
BILLION is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does BILLION mean?
BILLION is a noun. It means: the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen.
Is BILLION a valid word?
Yes, BILLION is a valid word. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.