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Instills

i 1n 1s 1t 1i 1l 1l 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of instill

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

What does instills mean?

verb

  1. impart gradually

    “Her presence instilled faith into the children”

    Synonymstransfuse

  2. enter drop by drop

    “instill medication into my eye”

    Synonymsinstil

  3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

    “Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”

    Synonymsimpressingrain

  4. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

    “inculcate values into the young generation”

    Synonymsinculcateinfuse

  5. fill, as with a certain quality

    “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”

    Synonymsimpregnateinfusetincture

Definitions shown for instill, the base form of instills.

Is INSTILLS 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 INSTILLS worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
i 1n 1s 1t 1i 1l 1l 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
i 1n 2s 1t 1i 1l 2l 2s 1

Wordfeud

8 pts
i 1n 1s 1t 1i 1l 1l 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
i 1n 1s 1t 1i 1l 2l 2s 1

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

Words from the letters in INSTILLS

Words that end like INSTILLS

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.

anthillsdownhillsfoothillsrefillsuphillswindmillstreadmillsstandstillsskillsfillskillswillsbillshillsshrillsthrillschillsdrillsfrillsgrillsspillsstillsswillstrills
All words ending in -ILLS

Instills: quick answers

Is INSTILLS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INSTILLS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INSTILLS worth?
INSTILLS scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does instills mean?
instills is the third-person singular form of instill, which means “impart gradually”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INSTILLS?
You can make 61 shorter words from INSTILLS, such as INSTILL, INSTILS, INSIST, INSTIL. See the full list.