rill

Plural: rills

Noun

a small stream
a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion)
A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
Alternative form of rille.

Verb

Verb Forms: rilled, rilling, rills

To flow in a small stream or trickle.
To trickle, pour, or run like a small stream.

Examples

Watching the sand RILL through the hourglass, he knew his turn was almost over.

Origin / Etymology

From or akin to West Frisian ril (“rill; a narrow channel”), Dutch ril (“rill; gully; trench; watercourse”), German Low German Rille, Rill (“a small channel; brook; furrow”), German Rille (“a groove; furrow”).

Synonyms

rivulet, run, runnel, streamlet

Scrabble Score: 4

rill: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rill: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rill: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

rill: valid Words With Friends Word