BOILOFF is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. BOILOFF is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BOILOFF?
| 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: 54 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BOILOFF is to know. It scores 15 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOILOFF
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
boiloffsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BOILOFF scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in BOILOFF, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| f | 2 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 7,940 thousand.
What does BOILOFF mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The loss of a liquefied gas that evaporates from its storage tank.
Boiloff is a practical problem for rocket fuel and for ships carrying cold liquid cargo. Insulation slows it down but cannot stop it entirely.
How BOILOFF is used
Boiloff is engineering vocabulary, used where cryogenic liquids are stored.
- Engineers measured the boiloff from the fuel tank before launch.
- Better insulation cut the daily boiloff in half.
- The tanker captured the boiloff and used it as fuel.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BOILOFF and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BOILOFF
1 longer words begin with BOILOFF.
Shorter words from the letters in BOILOFF
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Common questions about BOILOFF
- Is BOILOFF valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOILOFF, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOILOFF worth?
- BOILOFF is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BOILOFF mean?
- The loss of a liquefied gas that evaporates from its storage tank.
- What letters can be added to BOILOFF?
- BOILOFF takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of BOILOFF:
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