BOILS is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BOILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
b3o1i1l1s1
PlayableBOILS · 5 letters · 7 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
7points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 32,677odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept BOILS?
| 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: 26 / 100
26WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.4
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful BOILS is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BOILS
No single letter turns BOILS into another word.
How BOILS scores
Scrabble b3o1i1l1s1 7
Words with Friends b4o1i1l2s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in BOILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 32,677.
Words ending in BOILS
9 words end in BOILS. Useful as a back hook: play BOILS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in BOILS
bios6 boil6 bois6 libs6 lobi6 lobs6 obis6 slob6 oils4 silo4 soil4 soli4 bio5 bis5 boi5 bos5 lib5 lob5 obi5 obs5 sib5 sob5 ios3 iso3 lis3 los3 oil3 ois3 sol3 bi4 bo4 ib4 ob4 io2 is2 li2 lo2 oi2 os2 si2
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Common questions about BOILS
- Is BOILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BOILS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BOILS worth?
- BOILS is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to BOILS?
- No single letter can be added to BOILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BOILS:
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