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Hillbilly in Scrabble and Meaning

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What does hillbilly mean? Is hillbilly a Scrabble word?

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Is hillbilly a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word hillbilly is a Scrabble US word. The word hillbilly is worth 17 points in Scrabble:

H4I1L1L1B3I1L1L1Y4

Is hillbilly a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word hillbilly is a Scrabble UK word and has 17 points:

H4I1L1L1B3I1L1L1Y4

Is hillbilly a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hillbilly is a Words With Friends word. The word hillbilly is worth 20 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3I1L2L2B4I1L2L2Y3

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9-letter words (1 found)

HILLBILLY,

5-letter words (2 found)

BILLY,HILLY,

4-letter words (7 found)

BILL,HILI,HILL,ILLY,LILL,LILY,YILL,

3-letter words (2 found)

ILL,LIB,

2-letter words (4 found)

BI,BY,HI,LI,

You can make 16 words from hillbilly according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hillbilly

hillbilly

Etymology

From hill +‎ billy (“fellow”). Compare Scots chapman billie (“travelling salesman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪlbɪli/

Noun

hillbilly (plural hillbillies)

  1. (often derogatory) Someone who is from the hills; especially from a rural area, with a connotation of a lack of refinement or sophistication.
    Synonym: hick
  2. (ethnic slur) A white person from the rural southern part of the United States, especially the Southeastern states.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Russian: хи́ллбилли (xíllbilli)

Translations

See also

  • mountain man
  • redneck

Verb

hillbilly (third-person singular simple present hillbillies, present participle hillbillying, simple past and past participle hillbillied)

  1. To emphasize one's rural or humble upbringing; to use unsophisticated charm.
  2. To portray or act as an uneducated and unsophisticated fool.
  3. To perform or experience stereotypically hillbilly-like actions.

Source: wiktionary.org