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Is trill a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word trill is a Scrabble US word. The word trill is worth 5 points in Scrabble:

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Is trill a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word trill is a Scrabble UK word and has 5 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

TRILL,

4-letter words (4 found)

LILT,RILL,TILL,TIRL,

3-letter words (4 found)

ILL,LIT,RIT,TIL,

2-letter words (3 found)

IT,LI,TI,

You can make 12 words from trill according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of trill

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Definitions and meaning of trill

trill

Etymology 1

From Middle English trillen, from Italian trillo, trillare. Compare Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɹɪl/, [t̠ʰɹ̠̊ɪl]
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

trill (plural trills)

  1. (music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
  2. (phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ⟨rr⟩, /r/.
  3. A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.
Derived terms
  • trilly
Translations

Verb

trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)

  1. (intransitive) To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
  2. (transitive) To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
Synonyms
  • roll
Derived terms
  • triller
Translations

Further reading

  • trill (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • trill consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

Perhaps identical to Etymology 3, but compare the same sense of drill, and German trillen, drillen.

Verb

trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To trickle.
    • 1737, Richard Glover, Leonidas Book

Etymology 3

Probably related to Old English þweran (to twirl, stir). Compare twirl, thirl, and Swedish trilla, Norwegian trille, etc.

Verb

trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To twirl.
Related terms
  • tirl

Etymology 4

Perhaps a blend of true +‎ real.

Adjective

trill (comparative triller, superlative trillest)

  1. (slang, hip-hop culture) True, respected.

Albanian

Noun

trill m or f (plural trillime, definite trilli, definite plural trillimet)

  1. whim, tantrum, bizarre fantasy

Derived terms

  • trilloj

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

trill

  1. imperative of trille

Source: wiktionary.org