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billow

/ˈbɪləʊ/noun · verb

Billow commonly means to move with great difficulty, rise and move, as in waves or billows, or rise up as if in waves. As a noun, billow can refer to a large sea wave.

5 meanings6 lettersScrabble 11

Length

6

Scrabble

11

WWF

14

Starts

BI

Ends

LOW

Difficulty

Medium

Dictionary

What Does “BILLOW” Mean?

/ˈbɪləʊ/

billow has 5 documented senses across noun, verb.

Noun

1 sense
1

a large sea wave

Synonyms

Verb

4 senses
1

rise up as if in waves

smoke billowed up into the sky

Synonyms

2

move with great difficulty

The soldiers billowed across the muddy riverbed

3

rise and move, as in waves or billows

The army surged forward

Synonyms

4

become inflated

The sails ballooned

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

6

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Word Intelligence

Explore the word billow with its definition, score, letter pattern, and useful word game details.

Definition

a large sea wave

Length

6 letters

Starts With

B

Ends With

W

Vowels

2

Consonants

4

Letters

B, I, L, L, O, W

Use Case

Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.

Letter Breakdown

b
i
l
l
o
w

Word Facts

Key letter, score, and pattern facts for billow.

BILLOW is a 6-letter word.
It has a Scrabble score of 11.
It starts with B and ends with W.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel share is about 33%.
It has 1 repeated letter.
It is not a palindrome.
Letter pattern: ABCCDE.
Vowel/consonant pattern: CVCCVC.

Word Strategy

Strategy notes for using billow in Scrabble, Wordle-style games, crosswords, and anagram solving.

Scrabble Strategy

★★★★☆

BILLOW has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.

Wordle Strategy

★★☆☆☆

BILLOW is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.

Crossword Strategy

★★★★☆

BILLOW can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 6-letter structure.

Anagram Strategy

★★★☆☆

BILLOW contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.

Letter Intelligence

A deeper look at the letter structure, patterns, and useful game signals inside billow.

Unique Letters

5

Repeated Letters

1

Highest Value Letter

W

Letter Pattern

ABCCDE

CV Pattern

CVCCVC

Vowel Share

33%

Consonant Share

67%

Bigrams

BI, IL, LL, LO, OW

Trigrams

BIL, ILL, LLO, LOW

Crossword Intelligence

Crossword-style clues, crossing help, and pattern notes for billow.

BILLOW is a 6-letter standard crossword entry.
It starts with B and ends with W, which helps narrow crossword crossings.
It contains 2 vowels and 4 consonants.
Its vowel/consonant pattern is CVCCVC.
Crossword difficulty estimate: Medium.

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Word Usage Insights

Practical observations about how this word performs in different word games and puzzle situations.

This word contains 6 letters and is suitable for medium-length word games.
Its consonant/vowel pattern is CVCCVC, making it relatively challenging to recognize.
With a Scrabble score of 11, it offers moderate scoring potential.
The word begins with B and ends with W, making it useful for solving pattern-based puzzles.
Some letters repeat, which can be useful when identifying anagrams.

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