OILY is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. OILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept OILY?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful OILY is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for OILY
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How OILY scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in OILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does OILY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Covered with, containing, or resembling oil.
Mechanics often end a workday with oily hands after repairing engines. The word can also describe someone whose manner feels falsely charming or slippery, extending the literal sense to personality.
How OILY is used
Applies to surfaces, foods, skin, and figuratively to insincere behavior.
- The mechanic wiped his oily hands on a rag.
- Fried food can leave an oily residue on the plate.
- Her oily skin needed a gentle cleanser.
- The salesman had an oily smile that felt insincere.
- Rainwater mixed with the oily puddle near the garage.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of OILY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in OILY
6 words end in OILY. Useful as a back hook: play OILY onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in OILY
Common questions about OILY
- Is OILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts OILY, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is OILY worth?
- OILY is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does OILY mean?
- Covered with, containing, or resembling oil.
- What letters can be added to OILY?
- OILY takes 4 hooks: 4 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of OILY:
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