OILBIRD is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OILBIRD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILBIRD?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILBIRD is to know. It scores 10 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILBIRD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oilbirdsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OILBIRD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OILBIRD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 289,489.
What does OILBIRD mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A large nocturnal fruit-eating bird of Central and South America that lives in caves.
The oilbird roosts in dark caves by day and flies out at night to feed on fruit. Its young grow very fat, and in the past their fatty bodies were used to yield an oil, which gave the bird its name.
How OILBIRD is used
Used by bird watchers and naturalists for this cave-dwelling night feeder.
- We watched an oilbird leave the cave at dusk.
- The oilbird nests in colonies deep underground.
- A guidebook described the oilbird as unusually noisy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILBIRD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OILBIRD
1 longer words begin with OILBIRD.
Shorter words from the letters in OILBIRD
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Common questions about OILBIRD
- Is OILBIRD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILBIRD, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILBIRD worth?
- OILBIRD is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILBIRD mean?
- A large nocturnal fruit-eating bird of Central and South America that lives in caves.
- What letters can be added to OILBIRD?
- OILBIRD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OILBIRD:
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