OEILLADE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. OEILLADE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OEILLADE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OEILLADE is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OEILLADE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oeilladesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OEILLADE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OEILLADE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OEILLADE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OEILLADE
- OEILLADE runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OEILLADE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literary
A quick, knowing glance, especially a flirtatious or amorous one.
Oeillade comes straight from French and carries a hint of flirtation that a plain glance does not. Novelists of past centuries used it for a look across a crowded room that said more than words. Today it feels deliberately old-fashioned and a little playful.
How OEILLADE is used
Found in literary or humorous writing about flirting eyes.
- He caught an oeillade from the actress as she left the stage.
- With a sly oeillade she signalled that the dance was his.
- The novel is full of whispered words and the occasional oeillade.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OEILLADE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OEILLADE
1 longer words begin with OEILLADE.
Shorter words from the letters in OEILLADE
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Common questions about OEILLADE
- Is OEILLADE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OEILLADE, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OEILLADE worth?
- OEILLADE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OEILLADE mean?
- A quick, knowing glance, especially a flirtatious or amorous one.
- What letters can be added to OEILLADE?
- OEILLADE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OEILLADE:
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