villa

/ˈvɪlə/
noun

A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

NWL Collins ENABLE Wordle answer list

Noun 3 meanings

  1. A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

  2. A family house, often semi-detached in Victorian or Edwardian style, in a middle class street.

  3. A country house, with farm buildings around a courtyard.

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Where it comes from

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian villa, from Latin vīlla (“country house”). Doublet of vill and ville.

VILLA at a glance

VILLA has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (V 4 + I 1 + L 1 + L 1 + A 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,084 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with villa

All rhymes
  • UMBRELLA12
  • VANILLA10
  • STELLA6
  • GORILLA8
  • FELLA8
  • ISABELLA10
  • GUERRILLA10
  • COROLLA9
  • MOZZARELLA30
  • SALMONELLA12
  • NOVELLA10
  • TORTILLA8

One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • VIOLA8
  • ZILLA14
  • VILLI8
  • VILLS8

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