Is “Chill” a Scrabble word?

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Yes
CHILL
Valid in at least one Scrabble dictionary

Valid in these dictionaries

SOWPODS / CSW
Scrabble UK & International
Valid
TWL / NWL
Scrabble North America
Valid
Large English Dictionary
General English word list
Unavailable

Meaning of Chill

/tʃɪl/

noun
  1. 1.A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.

    There was a chill in the air.

  2. 2.A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness.

    Close the window or you'll catch a chill.   I felt a chill when the wind picked up.

  3. 3.An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold.

    Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.   The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.   His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.

verb
  1. 1.To lower the temperature of something; to cool

    Chill before serving.

  2. 2.To become cold

    In the wind he chilled quickly.

  3. 3.To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling

adjective
  1. 1.Moderately cold or chilly.

    A chill wind was blowing down the street.

  2. 2.Unwelcoming; not cordial.

    Arriving late at the wedding, we were met with a chill reception.

  3. 3.Calm, relaxed, easygoing.

    Paint-your-own ceramics studios are a chill way to express yourself while learning more about your date's right brain.