billow
VERBNOUN
/bɪloʊ/
6 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH B
billow is a valid 6-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
B3I1L1L1O1W4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does billow mean?
VERB · 4 SENSES
1
Rise up as if in waves.
“smoke billowed up into the sky”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2
Rise and move, as in waves or billows.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Become inflated.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
4
Move with great difficulty.
“The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed”
BROADER
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
A large sea wave.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
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