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Instill

Q: What does instill mean?

As a verb, instill means “impart gradually”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

i ₁n ₁s ₁t ₁i ₁l ₁l ₁

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Rare

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

What does instill mean?

verb

impart gradually
“Her presence instilled faith into the children”
Synonymstransfuse
enter drop by drop
“instill medication into my eye”
Synonymsinstil
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
“Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”
Synonymsimpress ingrain
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
“inculcate values into the young generation”
Synonymsinculcate infuse
fill, as with a certain quality
“The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”
Synonymsimpregnate infuse tincture

Is INSTILL 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 INSTILL worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

i ₁n ₁s ₁t ₁i ₁l ₁l ₁

Words With Friends

10 pts

i ₁n ₂s ₁t ₁i ₁l ₂l ₂

Wordfeud

7 pts

i ₁n ₁s ₁t ₁i ₁l ₁l ₁

NYT Crossplay

9 pts

i ₁n ₁s ₁t ₁i ₁l ₂l ₂

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

Words from the letters in INSTILL

Best shorter words top 30 of 48

instil 6 intil 5 intis 5 lilts 5 lints 5 nills 5 still 5 tills 5 ills 4 inti 4 isit 4 lilt 4 lins 4 lint 4 list 4 lits 4 nill 4 nils 4 nisi 4 nits 4 sill 4 silt 4 slit 4 snit 4 till 4 tils 4 tins 4 ill 3 ins 3 its 3

See all 48 words made from INSTILL

Hooks for INSTILL

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

instills

Words that end like INSTILL

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

downhill anthill foothill goodwill refill uphill windmill treadmill standstill skill still bill fill hill kill till will ill drill spill mill overkill shrill thrill

All words ending in -ILL

Instill: quick answers

Is INSTILL a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. INSTILL 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 INSTILL worth?

INSTILL scores 7 points in Scrabble, 10 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 instill mean?

As a verb, instill means “impart gradually”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in INSTILL?

You can make 48 shorter words from INSTILL, such as INSTIL, INTIL, INTIS, LILTS. See the full list.