FOILS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. FOILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
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PlayableFOILS · 5 letters · 8 pts Scrabble · 9 pts WWF
8points in Scrabble
9points in Words with Friends
5letters
0hooks available
1 in 32,677odds of drawing this rack
Which word lists accept FOILS?
| 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: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.6
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%5.4%
Our own measure of how useful FOILS is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FOILS
No single letter turns FOILS into another word.
How FOILS scores
Scrabble f4o1i1l1s1 8
Words with Friends f4o1i1l2s1 9
Face value of the 5 tiles in FOILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 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.
Anagrams of FOILS
The 5 tiles of FOILS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with FOILS
4 longer words begin with FOILS.
Words ending in FOILS
airfoils11 jetfoils18 milfoils13 sexfoils18 tinfoils11 trefoils11 aerofoils12 hexafoils22 parafoils14 caprifoils17 eightfoils17 hydrofoils20 multifoils15 cinquefoils25 quatrefoils23 counterfoils17
16 words end in FOILS. Useful as a back hook: play FOILS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in FOILS
filo7 fils7 foil7 oils4 silo4 soil4 soli4 fil6 flo6 ifs6 sif6 ios3 iso3 lis3 los3 oil3 ois3 sol3 fi5 if5 of5 io2 is2 li2 lo2 oi2 os2 si2 so2
Common questions about FOILS
- Is FOILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FOILS, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FOILS worth?
- FOILS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to FOILS?
- No single letter can be added to FOILS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FOILS:
Open FOILS in the Word Finder