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Is chilli a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word chilli is a Scrabble US word. The word chilli is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

C3H4I1L1L1I1

Is chilli a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word chilli is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

C3H4I1L1L1I1

Is chilli a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word chilli is a Words With Friends word. The word chilli is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

C4H3I1L2L2I1

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6-letter words (1 found)

CHILLI,

5-letter words (3 found)

CHILI,CHILL,LICHI,

4-letter words (4 found)

CILL,HILI,HILL,LICH,

3-letter words (4 found)

CHI,HIC,ICH,ILL,

2-letter words (3 found)

CH,HI,LI,

You can make 15 words from chilli according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of chilli

chilli

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪli/
  • Homophone: chili

Noun

chilli (plural chillis or chillies)

  1. Alternative spelling of chili

Translations

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

  • (Tlaxcala): chili

Etymology

From Classical Nahuatl chilli.

Noun

chilli

  1. chili pepper.

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃiːlːi]

Noun

chīlli inan (plural chīlli)

  1. (it is) a chili pepper
    • Idem, f. 21r. col. 1.
      Chilli. axi. o pimienta de las indias.
      Chilli. a chili, or pepper from the Indies.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Spanish: chile
    • English: chili, chile, chilli, chilly; chile; chilli; chilly

References

  • Alonso de Molina (2008) Vocabulario en lengua castellana y mexicana (1571), Editorial Porrúa, pages 30, 17

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl chīlli

Noun

chilli

  1. chili pepper.

Derived terms

  • xochilli
  • cilchilli
  • chilcaxitl

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English chilli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʂi.li/
  • Rhymes: -ili
  • Syllabification: chi‧lli

Noun

chilli n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative spelling of chili

Further reading

  • chilli in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • chilli in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Source: wiktionary.org