OILCUP is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. OILCUP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILCUP?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILCUP is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILCUP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oilcupsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OILCUP scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OILCUP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 258,692.
What does OILCUP mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A small closed reservoir fixed to a machine that feeds lubricating oil slowly onto a bearing.
An oilcup sits above the part that needs lubrication and lets oil trickle down a small tube, so the engineer does not have to oil the bearing by hand each time. Old steam engines and line shafts were fitted with many oilcups, each topped with a lid to keep dust out. Modern sealed bearings have largely replaced the oilcup, but it still appears on vintage machinery.
How OILCUP is used
Technical and somewhat old-fashioned; found in mechanical and restoration contexts.
- The mechanic refilled each oilcup before starting the old engine.
- A cracked oilcup let the bearing run dry.
- Brass oilcup lids gleamed along the length of the shaft.
- He fitted a new oilcup to the pump housing.
- The restorers kept every original oilcup on the steam launch.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILCUP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OILCUP
The 6 tiles of OILCUP in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with OILCUP
1 longer words begin with OILCUP.
Shorter words from the letters in OILCUP
Common questions about OILCUP
- Is OILCUP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILCUP, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILCUP worth?
- OILCUP is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILCUP mean?
- A small closed reservoir fixed to a machine that feeds lubricating oil slowly onto a bearing.
- What letters can be added to OILCUP?
- OILCUP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OILCUP:
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