OILINESS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. OILINESS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILINESS?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILINESS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILINESS
Front hooks — 1
soilinessBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OILINESS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in OILINESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so OILINESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about OILINESS
- The same 8 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does OILINESS mean in Scrabble?
noun
The quality of being oily, greasy or covered with oil.
Oiliness affects skin, hair, food and surfaces, and people often judge it by touch. Applied to a person's manner, oiliness suggests an overly smooth and insincere charm.
How OILINESS is used
Oiliness is used for skin and hair care, cooking and, figuratively, for manner.
- The oiliness of his skin got worse in summer.
- Blot the pizza to reduce its oiliness.
- Voters were put off by the oiliness of his smile.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILINESS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OILINESS
The 8 tiles of OILINESS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OILINESS
1 longer words begin with OILINESS.
Shorter words from the letters in OILINESS
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Common questions about OILINESS
- Is OILINESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILINESS, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILINESS worth?
- OILINESS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILINESS mean?
- The quality of being oily, greasy or covered with oil.
- What letters can be added to OILINESS?
- OILINESS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of OILINESS:
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