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Words from letters DRILLING

From the letters DRILLING, you can form as many as 55 words - Check which ones

8 letter words:

  • drilling10

7 letter words:

  • dilling9
  • dirling9
  • rilling8
What words can be composed of letters DRILLING

6 letter words:

  • idling8
  • ridgil8
  • riding8
  • riglin7
  • riling7

5 letter words:

  • grind7
  • rigid7
  • dilli6
  • drill6
  • grill6
  • indri6
  • iring6

4 letter words:

  • ding6
  • gild6
  • gird6
  • glid6
  • grid6
  • dill5
  • dirl5
  • gill5
  • girl5
  • girn5
  • grin5
  • irid5
  • lind5
  • ling5
  • nidi5
  • rind5
  • ring5
  • liri4
  • nill4
  • nirl4
  • rill4

3 letter words:

  • dig5
  • gid5
  • din4
  • gin4
  • lid4
  • lig4
  • nid4
  • rid4
  • rig4
  • ill3
  • lin3
  • nil3
  • rin3

2 letter words:

  • di3
  • gi3
  • id3
  • in2
  • li2

DRILLING - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

DRILLING

DRILLING is a seven-letter word that refers to the process of drilling a hole in something, typically the ground or a rock, using a drill. This word can be used both as a verb, to describe the action of drilling, and as a noun, to refer to the hole created by drilling.

In the game of Scrabble, DRILLING can be a valuable word to play. With a high-scoring letter like the letter "D" worth 2 points and the letter "G" worth 2 points, as well as two double-letter score tiles along the way, this word has the potential to earn you a significant number of points.

When playing DRILLING in Scrabble, you can strategically place it on the board to earn bonuses from double-word or triple-word score tiles and ensure that you place the word in a way that maximizes your score. Remember that planning ahead and using your letters wisely can help you win the game!

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters DRILLING?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters DRILLING is the word Drilling. Number of letters: 8.
The second longest word is the word Dilling. Number of letters: 7.

What anagrams can be formed from the word DRILLING?

Unfortunately, in English, there is no word that is an anagram of the word Drilling.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters D,R,I,L,L,I,N,G?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters DRILLING is the word Drilling. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 10.The second highest-scoring word is the word Dilling. The possible number of points is: 9.

How many letters does the word DRILLING have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Drilling - number of letters: 8. The word Drilling contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 2. The list of vowels present in this word is: I, I. The word Drilling contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 6. The list of consonants present in this word is: D, G, L, L, N, R.

How to properly pronounce the word DRILLING?


Letter Analysis - word DRILLING

The word DRILLING, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: D, G, I, L, N, R. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter D in the word DRILLING

Words that start with the letter D
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 66 0,4
4 318 2,0
5 650 4,1
6 1138 7,1
7 1754 11,0
8 2156 13,5
9 2307 14,5
10 2155 13,5
11 1810 11,4
12 1438 9,0
13 1006 6,3
14 672 4,2
15 443 2,8
Words ending with the letter D
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 76 0,3
4 295 1,2
5 807 3,3
6 2482 10,3
7 3497 14,5
8 4430 18,4
9 4166 17,3
10 3400 14,1
11 2330 9,7
12 1398 5,8
13 671 2,8
14 384 1,6
15 157 0,7
Occurrences of the letter D in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter D The number of words [%]
0 195400 73,0
1 63632 23,8
2 8083 3,0
3 611 0,2
4 25 0,0

The letter G in the word DRILLING

Words that start with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 59 0,7
4 269 3,0
5 608 6,8
6 997 11,2
7 1382 15,5
8 1420 15,9
9 1291 14,5
10 1039 11,7
11 778 8,7
12 490 5,5
13 305 3,4
14 184 2,1
15 89 1,0
Words ending with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 72 0,4
4 138 0,7
5 135 0,7
6 665 3,4
7 2263 11,7
8 2917 15,0
9 3347 17,2
10 3192 16,4
11 2800 14,4
12 1948 10,0
13 1117 5,8
14 523 2,7
15 303 1,6
Occurrences of the letter G in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter G The number of words [%]
0 206889 77,3
1 54449 20,3
2 5814 2,2
3 564 0,2
4 34 0,0
5 1 0,0

The letter I in the word DRILLING

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter L in the word DRILLING

Words that start with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 58 0,8
4 273 3,6
5 551 7,2
6 893 11,7
7 1141 14,9
8 1239 16,2
9 1100 14,4
10 842 11,0
11 656 8,6
12 407 5,3
13 223 2,9
14 167 2,2
15 83 1,1
Words ending with the letter L
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 37 0,4
4 251 3,0
5 465 5,5
6 805 9,6
7 971 11,6
8 1210 14,4
9 1076 12,8
10 952 11,3
11 858 10,2
12 683 8,1
13 547 6,5
14 330 3,9
15 214 2,5
Occurrences of the letter L in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter L The number of words [%]
0 162123 60,5
1 85451 31,9
2 18253 6,8
3 1788 0,7
4 136 0,1

The letter N in the word DRILLING

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter R in the word DRILLING

Words that start with the letter R
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 1 0,0
3 62 0,4
4 258 1,8
5 610 4,2
6 1239 8,5
7 1837 12,7
8 2234 15,4
9 2269 15,6
10 1943 13,4
11 1481 10,2
12 1031 7,1
13 724 5,0
14 492 3,4
15 326 2,2
Words ending with the letter R
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 49 0,4
4 180 1,3
5 656 4,8
6 1997 14,5
7 2764 20,1
8 2586 18,8
9 2074 15,1
10 1564 11,4
11 974 7,1
12 538 3,9
13 234 1,7
14 112 0,8
15 43 0,3
Occurrences of the letter R in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter R The number of words [%]
0 127536 47,6
1 112163 41,9
2 25868 9,7
3 2114 0,8
4 70 0,0

The number of letters in the word DRILLING: 8

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 8-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 8-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 2164 5,4
B 2610 6,5
C 3578 8,9
D 2156 5,4
E 1638 4,1
F 1811 4,5
G 1420 3,5
H 1398 3,5
I 957 2,4
J 324 0,8
K 499 1,2
L 1239 3,1
M 2090 5,2
N 762 1,9
O 1293 3,2
P 3148 7,8
Q 226 0,6
R 2234 5,6
S 5102 12,7
T 2176 5,4
U 1257 3,1
V 684 1,7
W 1066 2,7
X 38 0,1
Y 120 0,3
Z 171 0,4
Summary of words with 8 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 764 1,9
B 31 0,1
C 749 1,9
D 4430 11,0
E 4448 11,1
F 55 0,1
G 2917 7,3
H 589 1,5
I 195 0,5
K 475 1,2
L 1210 3,0
M 757 1,9
N 1552 3,9
O 257 0,6
P 193 0,5
R 2586 6,4
S 14043 35,0
T 2487 6,2
U 34 0,1
V 4 0,0
W 115 0,3
X 96 0,2
Y 2166 5,4
Z 8 0,0

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