BOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOIL?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOIL is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does BOIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To heat a liquid until it reaches the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.
Water and other liquids boil when heat energy makes them change from liquid to gas fast enough to form rising bubbles, and the same word covers cooking food by immersing it in such a liquid. Boil is also used loosely for strong emotion, as when anger is said to boil.
How BOIL is used
Common in everyday cooking instructions and in figurative use for anger or excitement.
- Let the water boil before you add the pasta.
- She watched the kettle boil on the stove.
- Boil the eggs for exactly six minutes.
- His temper began to boil as the queue grew longer.
- The soup will boil over if you leave the lid on.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of BOIL
The 4 tiles of BOIL in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with BOIL
Showing 24 of 28 words that begin with BOIL.
Words ending in BOIL
10 words end in BOIL. Useful as a back hook: play BOIL onto a word already on the board.
Words with BOIL inside
Showing 24 of 27 words that contain BOIL somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BOIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BOIL
Common questions about BOIL
- Is BOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOIL, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOIL worth?
- BOIL is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOIL mean?
- To heat a liquid until it reaches the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to vapour.
- What letters can be added to BOIL?
- BOIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BOIL:
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