FOILABLE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. FOILABLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FOILABLE?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FOILABLE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOILABLE
No single letter turns FOILABLE into another word.
How FOILABLE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in FOILABLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so FOILABLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does FOILABLE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
rare
Able to be thwarted or stopped from succeeding.
A foilable scheme is one that a vigilant guard or a simple precaution can defeat. The word is rare and slightly old-fashioned, found mostly in plots and crime stories.
How FOILABLE is used
Rare, used about plots, plans and schemes.
- The robbery looked easily foilable.
- No plot is foilable if nobody notices it.
- He called the scheme foilable with a single lock.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FOILABLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in FOILABLE
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Common questions about FOILABLE
- Is FOILABLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOILABLE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOILABLE worth?
- FOILABLE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FOILABLE mean?
- Able to be thwarted or stopped from succeeding.
- What letters can be added to FOILABLE?
- No single letter can be added to FOILABLE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of FOILABLE:
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