Shrill in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is shrill a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word shrill is a Scrabble US word. The word shrill is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

S1H4R1I1L1L1

Is shrill a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word shrill is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

S1H4R1I1L1L1

Is shrill a Words With Friends word?

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

S1H3R1I1L2L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

SHRILL,

5-letter words (3 found)

HILLS,RILLS,SHILL,

4-letter words (6 found)

HILL,ILLS,RILL,SHIR,SHRI,SILL,

3-letter words (6 found)

HIS,ILL,ISH,LIS,SIR,SRI,

2-letter words (5 found)

HI,IS,LI,SH,SI,

You can make 21 words from shrill according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of shrill

shrill

Etymology

From Late Middle English schrille, shirle, shrille (of a sound: high-pitched, piercing; producing such a sound), possibly from the earlier shil, schille (loud, resounding; high-pitched, shrill; audible, clear; melodious, sweet-sounding), from Old English scill (sonorous sounding), of Germanic origin. The r in the word was introduced by analogy to Middle English skrīke, skrīken, scrēmen, possibly to avoid confusion with non-Anglian forms of schelle (modern English shell) where Old English scill (sonorous sounding) and scill (shell) existed.

The word is cognate with Icelandic skella (crash, bang, slam), Low German schrell (sharp in taste or tone).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ʃɹɪl/
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Adjective

shrill (comparative shriller, superlative shrillest)

  1. High-pitched and piercing.
  2. Having a shrill voice.
  3. Sharp or keen to the senses.
  4. (figuratively, derogatory, especially of a complaint or demand) Fierce, loud, strident.

Coordinate terms

  • garish
  • strident

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Verb

shrill (third-person singular simple present shrills, present participle shrilling, simple past and past participle shrilled)

  1. To make a shrill noise.

Derived terms

  • outshrill
  • shrilling
  • shrillingly

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Noun

shrill (plural shrills)

  1. A shrill sound.

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Source: wiktionary.org