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Billion

Q: What does billion mean?

As a noun, billion means “the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

b ₃i ₁l ₁l ₁i ₁o ₁n ₁

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 7 letters · Very common

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

What does billion mean?

noun

the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
Synonymsone million million
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
“there were millions of flies”
Synonymsmillion trillion zillion jillion gazillion
the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Synonymsone thousand million

adjective

denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States
denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain

Is BILLION 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 BILLION worth?

Scrabble

9 pts

b ₃i ₁l ₁l ₁i ₁o ₁n ₁

Words With Friends

13 pts

b ₄i ₁l ₂l ₂i ₁o ₁n ₂

Wordfeud

10 pts

b ₄i ₁l ₁l ₁i ₁o ₁n ₁

NYT Crossplay

12 pts

b ₄i ₁l ₂l ₂i ₁o ₁n ₁

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

Words from the letters in BILLION

Best shorter words top 30 of 38

billon 8 blini 7 bill 6 blin 6 boil 6 boll 6 lobi 6 bin 5 bio 5 boi 5 bon 5 lib 5 lob 5 nib 5 nob 5 obi 5 bi 4 bo 4 lilo 4 lino 4 lion 4 loin 4 nill 4 noil 4 noll 4 ob 4 ill 3 ion 3 lin 3 nil 3

See all 38 words made from BILLION

Hooks for BILLION

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

billions

Words that end like BILLION

Common words that share the ending -ILLION, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

million zillion trillion

All words ending in -ILLION

Billion: quick answers

Is BILLION a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. BILLION is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.

How many points is BILLION worth?

BILLION scores 9 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does billion mean?

As a noun, billion means “the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in BILLION?

You can make 38 shorter words from BILLION, such as BILLON, BLINI, BILL, BLIN. See the full list.