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Billbug

b ₃i ₁l ₁l ₁b ₃u ₁g ₂

About 2 syllables

7 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does billbug mean?

We don’t have a definition for billbug yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is BILLBUG a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is BILLBUG worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

b ₃i ₁l ₁l ₁b ₃u ₁g ₂

Words With Friends

18 pts

b ₄i ₁l ₂l ₂b ₄u ₂g ₃

Wordfeud

16 pts

b ₄i ₁l ₁l ₁b ₄u ₂g ₃

NYT Crossplay

19 pts

b ₄i ₁l ₂l ₂b ₄u ₂g ₄

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in BILLBUG

Best shorter words top 25 of 25

bulbil 10 blub 8 bulb 8 bib 7 bub 7 glib 7 big 6 bill 6 bug 6 bull 6 gib 6 gub 6 gill 5 gull 5 iglu 5 lib 5 bi 4 gul 4 lig 4 lug 4 gi 3 gu 3 ill 3 ug 3 li 2

See all 25 words made from BILLBUG

Hooks for BILLBUG

Add one letter to the front or back of BILLBUG to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

billbugs

Billbug: quick answers

Is BILLBUG a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BILLBUG is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BILLBUG worth?

BILLBUG scores 12 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in BILLBUG?

You can make 25 shorter words from BILLBUG, such as BULBIL, BLUB, BULB, BIB. See the full list.