NOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NOIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOIL?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOIL is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOIL scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What stands out about NOIL
- The same 4 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NOIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
The short, tangled fibres combed out of wool or silk during the early stages of preparing them for spinning.
When long fibres of wool or silk are combed to line them up for spinning, the short and knotted pieces that are removed are called noil. This by-product can still be spun into a coarser, textured yarn.
How NOIL is used
Technical textile term; used by spinners, weavers and in descriptions of fabric such as silk noil.
- The mill sold the leftover noil to another spinner.
- Silk noil gives fabric a rougher, more textured feel.
- Combing removed the short noil from the long wool fibres.
- The weaver blended noil with finer fibre for a coarse yarn.
- Bags of noil piled up beside the combing machine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NOIL
The 4 tiles of NOIL in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NOIL
5 longer words begin with NOIL.
Words with NOIL inside
2 words contain NOIL in the middle. Words that start with NOIL are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NOIL
Common questions about NOIL
- Is NOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOIL, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOIL worth?
- NOIL is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOIL mean?
- The short, tangled fibres combed out of wool or silk during the early stages of preparing them for spinning.
- What letters can be added to NOIL?
- NOIL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NOIL:
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