REBOIL is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REBOIL 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 REBOIL?
| 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 REBOIL is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REBOIL
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REBOIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REBOIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 28,744.
What stands out about REBOIL
- The same 6 tiles also spell 2 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 REBOIL mean in Scrabble?
verb
To boil something again after it has already been boiled and allowed to cool or stand.
Cooks reboil leftover soup or syrup that has cooled on the stove, and industrial processes reboil liquids like molasses or sugar syrup to refine them further after an initial boiling stage. The word can also describe a kettle or pot returning to a boil after new ingredients are stirred in. Beyond the kitchen, reboil occasionally appears figuratively for anger or a dispute flaring up again after seeming to settle down.
How REBOIL is used
Mostly literal, used in cooking and industrial processing; the figurative sense is rarer.
- She had to reboil the soup after the phone call interrupted her.
- Sugar refiners reboil the syrup several times to purify it.
- He let the kettle reboil before pouring the second cup of tea.
- The recipe says to reboil the jam if it hasn't set properly.
- Old tensions seemed to reboil the moment the topic came up again.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REBOIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of REBOIL
The 6 tiles of REBOIL in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with REBOIL
3 longer words begin with REBOIL.
Shorter words from the letters in REBOIL
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Common questions about REBOIL
- Is REBOIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REBOIL, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REBOIL worth?
- REBOIL is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REBOIL mean?
- To boil something again after it has already been boiled and allowed to cool or stand.
- What letters can be added to REBOIL?
- REBOIL takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REBOIL:
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