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Frilling

f 4r 1i 1l 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Uncommon · form of frill

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

What does frilling mean?

noun

  1. (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs

  2. an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal

    Synonymsruff

  3. a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

    Synonymsflouncerufflefurbelow

  4. ornamental objects of no great value

    Synonymsfolderalfalderolgimcrackerygimcracknonsense

Definitions shown for frill, the base form of frilling.

Is FRILLING 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 FRILLING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
f 4r 1i 1l 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
f 4r 1i 1l 2l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
f 4r 1i 1l 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
f 4r 1i 1l 2l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FRILLING

Hooks for FRILLING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

frillings

Words that end like FRILLING

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

fillingkillingwillingchillingdrillinggrillingspillingstillingswillingtrillingbillingmillingshrillingthrillingtillingunwillingfulfillingrefillingdistillinginstillingwindmilling
All words ending in -ILLING

Frilling: quick answers

Is FRILLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FRILLING 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 FRILLING worth?
FRILLING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does frilling mean?
frilling is related to frill, which means “(paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FRILLING?
You can make 44 shorter words from FRILLING, such as FILLING, RIFLING, FILING, FIRING. See the full list.