Billows

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Plural of billow, meaning large swelling waves or rolling masses of cloud, smoke, or fabric.

“Great billows of smoke rose from the burning haystack and drifted across the valley.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

bil·lows

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Synonyms

waves surges swells rolls

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains double L and ends in -OWS, and both B and W are relatively uncommon Wordle letters helping to narrow options

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points with W(4) adding real value and double L(1) being cheap, and the word hooks to -ED and -ING forms

Words Related to Billows

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “billows” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bellows billowy

Words you can make from Billows

Shorter words formed from the letters in “billows”.

billow bills bilos blows boils bolis bolls bowls swill wills bill bilo biol bios blow boil bois boll bowl bows ills libs lobs lows

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