OILWAY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. OILWAY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILWAY?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILWAY is to know. It scores 12 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILWAY
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
oilwaysChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How OILWAY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in OILWAY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 114,974.
What does OILWAY mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A narrow channel or passage that carries lubricating oil to a moving part of a machine.
Inside an engine, the oilway is a drilled or cast groove that guides oil from the pump to the bearings, so that metal surfaces glide rather than grind. When an oilway is blocked by sludge or grit, the parts it was meant to serve run dry and wear quickly. Mechanics therefore clear every oilway when an engine is rebuilt.
How OILWAY is used
Technical; used in engineering, motor repair and machine manuals.
- The mechanic cleaned each oilway with a thin wire and solvent.
- A blocked oilway starved the bearing of lubrication.
- You can see the oilway as a shallow groove along the shaft.
- The drawing marks the oilway in a dotted line.
- Dirt had settled in the oilway and slowed the flow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILWAY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with OILWAY
1 longer words begin with OILWAY.
Shorter words from the letters in OILWAY
Common questions about OILWAY
- Is OILWAY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILWAY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILWAY worth?
- OILWAY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILWAY mean?
- A narrow channel or passage that carries lubricating oil to a moving part of a machine.
- What letters can be added to OILWAY?
- OILWAY takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of OILWAY:
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