bilge
NOUNVERB
/bɪldʒ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH B
bilge is a valid 5-letter word worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3I1L1G2E1
3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 =8 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 16TRIPLE WORD → 24
MEANING
What does bilge mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
Water accumulated in the bilge of a ship.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom.
BROADER
NARROWER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Take in water at the bilge.
“the tanker bilged”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
Cause to leak.
“the collision bilged the vessel”
BROADER