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Is brill a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word brill is a Scrabble US word. The word brill is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

B3R1I1L1L1

Is brill a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word brill is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

B3R1I1L1L1

Is brill a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word brill is a Words With Friends word. The word brill is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

B4R1I1L2L2

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5-letter words (1 found)

BRILL,

4-letter words (3 found)

BILL,BIRL,RILL,

3-letter words (3 found)

ILL,LIB,RIB,

2-letter words (2 found)

BI,LI,

You can make 9 words from brill according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of brill

brill rbill birll ibrll ribll irbll brlil rblil blril lbril rlbil lrbil bilrl iblrl blirl lbirl ilbrl librl rilbl irlbl rlibl lribl ilrbl lirbl brill rbill birll ibrll ribll irbll brlil rblil blril lbril rlbil lrbil bilrl iblrl blirl lbirl ilbrl librl rilbl irlbl rlibl lribl ilrbl lirbl brlli rblli blrli lbrli rlbli lrbli brlli rblli blrli lbrli rlbli lrbli bllri lblri bllri lblri llbri llbri rllbi lrlbi rllbi lrlbi llrbi llrbi billr ibllr blilr lbilr ilblr liblr billr ibllr blilr lbilr ilblr liblr bllir lblir bllir lblir llbir llbir illbr lilbr illbr lilbr llibr llibr rillb irllb rlilb lrilb ilrlb lirlb rillb irllb rlilb lrilb ilrlb lirlb rllib lrlib rllib lrlib llrib llrib illrb lilrb illrb lilrb llirb llirb

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word brill. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in brill.

Definitions and meaning of brill

brill

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɹɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

Possibly from Cornish brilli (“mackerel”), from brithelli, plural of brithel (“mackerel”), from brith (“spotted”), from Proto-Brythonic *briθ.

Noun

brill (plural brills or brill)

  1. A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
Derived terms
  • New Zealand brill
Translations

Etymology 2

Adjective

brill (comparative more brill, superlative most brill)

  1. (UK, slang) Clipping of brilliant; wonderful, amusing; cool.

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from brillar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈbɾiʎ]

Noun

brill m (plural brills)

  1. bird call
  2. decoy bird
    Synonyms: munta, reclam

Further reading

  • “brill” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Middle English

Noun

brill

  1. (Late Middle English) Alternative form of beryl

Source: wiktionary.org