NOILY is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NOILY 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.
Which word lists accept NOILY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOILY is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOILY
No single letter turns NOILY into another word.
How NOILY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NOILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does NOILY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Consisting of or resembling noil, the short fibers combed out of wool or cotton during processing.
When wool or cotton is combed to separate long, straight fibers for fine yarn, the short leftover fibers are called noil, and cloth or yarn made mainly from them is described as noily. Fabric with a noily texture tends to feel rougher and less even than cloth spun from long combed fibers, since the shorter strands do not line up as neatly. Mills sometimes blend noily yarn into cheaper or textured fabrics rather than discarding the waste fiber entirely. The word belongs to the specialized vocabulary of textile production and rarely appears outside that trade.
How NOILY is used
Specialized textile term describing fabric or yarn made from noil, the short waste fiber left after combing.
- The blanket had a rough, noily texture typical of recycled wool.
- Mill workers separated the noily waste from the finer combed fiber.
- A noily yarn gives the cloth a slightly uneven, nubby look.
- The tailor avoided noily fabric for the fine formal jacket.
- Cheaper blankets are often woven from noily leftover fibers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOILY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in NOILY
1 words end in NOILY. Useful as a back hook: play NOILY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in NOILY
Common questions about NOILY
- Is NOILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOILY, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOILY worth?
- NOILY is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOILY mean?
- Consisting of or resembling noil, the short fibers combed out of wool or cotton during processing.
- What letters can be added to NOILY?
- No single letter can be added to NOILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NOILY:
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