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Is cill a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word cill is a Scrabble US word. The word cill is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

C3I1L1L1

Is cill a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word cill is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

C3I1L1L1

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4-letter words (1 found)

CILL,

3-letter words (1 found)

ILL,

2-letter words (1 found)

LI,

You can make 3 words from cill according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of cill

cill icll clil lcil ilcl licl cill icll clil lcil ilcl licl clli lcli clli lcli llci llci illc lilc illc lilc llic llic

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

Definitions and meaning of cill

cill

Noun

cill (plural cills)

  1. Alternative form of sill

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish cell, from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

  • (Kerry) IPA(key): /ciːlʲ/
  • (Galway) IPA(key): /ciːl̠ʲ/
  • (Mayo, Ulster) IPA(key): /cɪl̠ʲ/

Noun

cill f (genitive singular cille, nominative plural cealla)

  1. (obsolete) church
  2. churchyard
  3. (Christianity, biology, electricity) cell

Declension

Derived terms

Mutation

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) chapter CILL, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  • Entries containing “cill” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “cill” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
  • Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 83

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish cell, from Latin cella.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cʰiːʎ/

Noun

cill f (genitive singular cille, plural cilltean)

  1. cell
  2. chapel
  3. churchyard
  4. burial ground

Mutation

References

  • Edward Dwelly (1911) chapter CILL, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[1], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “cell”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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