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Drills

d 2r 1i 1l 1l 1s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of drill

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

What does drills mean?

noun

  1. a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)

  2. similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored

    Synonymsmandrillus leucophaeus

  3. systematic training by multiple repetitions

    “practice makes perfect”

    Synonymsexercisepracticepractice sessionrecitation

  4. (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms

verb

  1. make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool

    “don't drill here, there's a gas pipe”

    Synonymsbore

  2. train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons

  3. learn by repetition

    “We drilled French verbs every day”

    Synonymsexercisepracticepractise

  4. teach by repetition

  5. undergo military training or do military exercises

Definitions shown for drill, the base form of drills.

Is DRILLS a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
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 DRILLS worth?

Scrabble

7 pts
d 2r 1i 1l 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
d 2r 1i 1l 2l 2s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
d 2r 1i 1l 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
d 2r 1i 1l 2l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in DRILLS

Words that end like DRILLS

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

skillsfillskillswillsbillshillschillsfrillsgrillsspillsstillsswillstrillsdillsgillsmillsshrillssillsthrillstillsillsrefillsuphillsanthills
All words ending in -ILLS

Drills: quick answers

Is DRILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DRILLS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DRILLS worth?
DRILLS scores 7 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does drills mean?
drills is the plural and third-person singular form of drill, which means “a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows)”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DRILLS?
You can make 26 shorter words from DRILLS, such as DILLS, DIRLS, DRILL, DILL. See the full list.