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Is thrill a Scrabble word?

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

T1H4R1I1L1L1

Is thrill a Scrabble UK word?

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

T1H4R1I1L1L1

Is thrill a Words With Friends word?

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

T1H3R1I1L2L2

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6-letter words (1 found)

THRILL,

5-letter words (4 found)

ILLTH,THILL,THIRL,TRILL,

4-letter words (8 found)

HILL,HILT,LILT,LITH,RILL,THIR,TILL,TIRL,

3-letter words (5 found)

HIT,ILL,LIT,RIT,TIL,

2-letter words (4 found)

HI,IT,LI,TI,

You can make 22 words from thrill according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of thrill

thrill

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θɹɪl/
    • (UK, US) IPA(key): [θɾ̪̊ɪɫ]
    • (US, Canada) IPA(key): [θɹ̥ɪɫ]
    • (Ireland) IPA(key): [θɾ̪̊ɪl], [t̪ɾ̪̊ɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Etymology 1

From Old English þȳrlian (“to pierce”), derived from þȳrel (“hole”) (archaic English thirl).

Verb

thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)

  1. (ergative) To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
    • 1854, Matthew Arnold, Preface to Poems
      vivid and picturesque turns of expression […] which thrill the reader with a sudden delight
  2. (ergative) To (cause something to) tremble or quiver.
  3. (obsolete) To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to transfix; to drill.
  4. (obsolete) To hurl; to throw; to cast.
Derived terms
  • enthrill
Translations

Noun

thrill (plural thrills)

  1. A trembling or quivering, especially one caused by emotion.
  2. A cause of sudden excitement; a kick.
  3. (medicine) A slight quivering of the heart that accompanies a cardiac murmur.
  4. A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.
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Etymology 2

Blend of thread (verb) +‎ drill (verb).

Verb

thrill (third-person singular simple present thrills, present participle thrilling, simple past and past participle thrilled)

  1. (machining) To drill and thread in one operation, using a tool bit that cuts the hole and the threads in one series of computer-controlled movements.

Source: wiktionary.org