AIOLI is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. AIOLI is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept AIOLI?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful AIOLI is to know. It scores 5 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for AIOLI
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
aiolisChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How AIOLI scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in AIOLI, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,262.
What stands out about AIOLI
- AIOLI runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does AIOLI mean in Scrabble?
noun
A thick sauce made by emulsifying garlic with olive oil, similar to a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise.
Aioli began as a simple Provencal sauce made only from crushed garlic worked slowly into olive oil until it thickened into a smooth, pungent paste. Many modern kitchens make an easier version by stirring garlic and seasoning into ready-made mayonnaise, giving a milder but similar result. The sauce is traditionally served alongside vegetables, fish, boiled potatoes or bread rather than cooked into a dish. Because of its strong garlic flavour, aioli is used sparingly as a dip rather than spread thickly.
How AIOLI is used
Common on restaurant menus and in cooking writing, borrowed from French and Provencal cuisine into everyday English.
- The chef served crisp fries with a bowl of garlic aioli.
- She whisked olive oil into crushed garlic to make the aioli by hand.
- A dollop of aioli brightened the plain grilled fish.
- The market stall sold jars of homemade aioli alongside olives.
- He dipped the raw vegetables into the creamy aioli.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of AIOLI and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with AIOLI
1 longer words begin with AIOLI.
Words with AIOLI inside
2 words contain AIOLI in the middle. Words that start with AIOLI are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in AIOLI
Common questions about AIOLI
- Is AIOLI valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts AIOLI, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is AIOLI worth?
- AIOLI is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does AIOLI mean?
- A thick sauce made by emulsifying garlic with olive oil, similar to a garlic-flavoured mayonnaise.
- What letters can be added to AIOLI?
- AIOLI takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of AIOLI:
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