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Is billy a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word billy is a Scrabble US word. The word billy is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is billy a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word billy is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is billy a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word billy is a Words With Friends word. The word billy is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

BILLY,

4-letter words (4 found)

BILL,ILLY,LILY,YILL,

3-letter words (2 found)

ILL,LIB,

2-letter words (3 found)

BI,BY,LI,

You can make 10 words from billy according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of billy

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Definitions and meaning of billy

billy

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪli

Etymology 1

  • Of obscure origin. Perhaps from the name Billy, a diminutive of William, or a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”). Compare also Middle Low German billig (“equitable, reasonable, lawful, fitting, according to natural law, just”).
  • (condom): From the E-Rotic song Willy, Use a Billy... Boy, referring in turn to Billy Boy, a German brand of condoms.

Noun

billy (plural billies)

  1. A billy club.
  2. A billy goat.
    • 1970 August, Valerius Geist, Mountain Goat Mysteries, Field & Stream, page 62,
      Then, during three days, I was amazed to see nannies with kids attack and chase off large billies.
    1. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A male goat; a ram.
  3. (Geordie) A good friend.
  4. (slang) A condom.
  5. A slubbing or roving machine.
  6. (UK, slang, obsolete) A silk handkerchief.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Uncertain, but probably extracted from Scots billypot (“a type of cooking pot”).

Noun

billy (plural billies)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand) A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.
    Let's get the billy and cook some beans.
  2. (Australia, slang) A bong for smoking marijuana.
Derived terms
  • billy boy
  • billy bread
  • billycan, billy-can
  • billyful
  • billy lid
  • billy tea
  • Christmas billy
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References

  • Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
  • Sceilig: Information Pack for Troops (p. 4)
  • The Patrol goes to Camp (pp. 9, 11).

Source: wiktionary.org