OILS is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. OILS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILS?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILS is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 8 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILS
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OILS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OILS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,404.
What stands out about OILS
- The same 4 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 OILS mean in Scrabble?
noun
Paints made by mixing pigment with oil, or the pictures produced using this kind of paint.
Painters who choose oils are working with pigment bound in a slow-drying oil, usually linseed, which lets colours be blended smoothly on the canvas over many sessions. A finished picture made this way is simply called oils, as when a portrait is said to be done in oils.
How OILS is used
Used of the paint itself and of pictures painted with it, as in the phrase working in oils.
- The gallery displayed a room of portraits done in oils.
- She switched from watercolour to oils for her landscapes.
- His still life in oils took three months to complete.
- The museum restored several old oils damaged by smoke.
- He mixed his oils on a wooden palette before starting.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of OILS
The 4 tiles of OILS in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with OILS
6 longer words begin with OILS.
Words ending in OILS
Showing 24 of 59 words that end in OILS. Useful as a back hook: play OILS onto a word already on the board.
Words with OILS inside
12 words contain OILS in the middle. Words that start with OILS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in OILS
Common questions about OILS
- Is OILS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILS, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILS worth?
- OILS is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILS mean?
- Paints made by mixing pigment with oil, or the pictures produced using this kind of paint.
- What letters can be added to OILS?
- OILS takes 8 hooks: 8 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OILS:
Open OILS in the Word Finder