OILCAMP is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. OILCAMP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILCAMP?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILCAMP is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILCAMP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oilcampsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OILCAMP scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in OILCAMP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 771,970.
What does OILCAMP mean in Scrabble?
noun
A camp or settlement where workers live while they work at oil wells.
An oilcamp grows up near a new field and can include bunkhouses, a canteen and storage yards. Many were temporary and disappeared once the wells ran dry or the drilling moved on.
How OILCAMP is used
Used for a working settlement near oilfields, mostly in older or regional writing.
- Rough wooden huts made up the first oilcamp in the valley.
- He spent a winter cooking in a remote oilcamp.
- The oilcamp emptied quickly when the field was closed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILCAMP and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OILCAMP
1 longer words begin with OILCAMP.
Shorter words from the letters in OILCAMP
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Common questions about OILCAMP
- Is OILCAMP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILCAMP, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILCAMP worth?
- OILCAMP is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILCAMP mean?
- A camp or settlement where workers live while they work at oil wells.
- What letters can be added to OILCAMP?
- OILCAMP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of OILCAMP:
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